Efficiency of clinical training at the Northern Territory Clinical School: Placement length and rate of return for internship

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 166-168

  Smedts, Anna McDonnel ^a   Lowe, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; WORKING TIME;

EID: 50249112258     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01953.x     Document Type: Article

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