Forty-five years apart - Confronting the legacy of racial discrimination at the University of Cape Town

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 764-770

  Perez, G ^a   London, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTRATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANECDOTES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 4644354638     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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