The need for medical ethics education in family medicine training

Family Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 658-664

  Manson, Helen ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; TRAINING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 56049102661     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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