The medical student elective in Africa: Advice from the field

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1461-1463

  Einterz, Ellen M ^a,b,c  

^a Kolofata District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^b Kolofata Health District   (Cameroon)

^c Hôpital de District de Kolofata   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONALISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 44649168894     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071268     Document Type: Note

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