Deficiencies in the education of musculoskeletal medicine in Ireland

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-105

  Queally, Joseph M ^a   Kiely, P D ^b   Shelly, M J ^a   O'Daly, B J ^a   O'Byrne, J M ^a   Masterson, E L ^b  

^a CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal education; Primary care; Undergraduate level

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TRAINING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; IRELAND; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 43749083693     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0153-z     Document Type: Article

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