Aroung the world: The development of family medicine in Japan - Planting seeds in semi-fertile soil

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 476-480

  Yoshimura, Manabu ^a   Gibbs, Trevor ^b,c   Yamada, Takashi ^b  

^a Ibi Community Medical Center   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community based education; Family medicine; General practice; International; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 55149120715     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2008.11493717     Document Type: Article

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