Development of the Australian Core Competencies in Musculoskeletal Basic and Clinical Science project - Phase 1

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-165

  Chehade, Mellick J ^a,b   Bachorski, Aleksander ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 50249136771     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01952.x     Document Type: Article

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