Brief Report: Teaching child psychiatry in Ethiopia: Challenges and rewards

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-149

  Teshima, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Ethiopia; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COURSE CONTENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING;

EID: 51049124683     PISSN: 12097268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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