Medical teaching in rural Australia: Should we be concerned about the international medical graduate connection?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-127

  Playford, Denese E ^a   Maley, Moira A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; RESPONSIBILITY; RURAL AREA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 49749146379     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01938.x     Document Type: Article

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