Medical education and the physician workforce of Iraq

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-105

  Al Mosawi, Aamir Jalal ^a  

^a BASRA UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Iraq; Medical schools; Physician workforce; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; IRAQ; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 47249086053     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.166     Document Type: Article

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