Transition to family practice in Turkey

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-112

  Güneş, Evrim Didem ^a   Yaman, Hakan ^b  

^a Koa University   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; European; Family practice; Health care reform; Health manpower; Primary care; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBANIZATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TURKEY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 47249089601     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.167     Document Type: Article

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