Undergraduate medical education in palliative medicine: The first step in promoting palliative care in Lebanon

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-82

  Naccache, Nicole ^a   Abou Zeid, Hicham ^a   Nasser Ayoub, Eliane ^a   Antakly, Marie Claire ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b Saint Joseph University Medical School

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEARNING; LEBANON; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEBANON; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 45149092618     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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