Challenges in the evolution of the medical informatics program at Heidelberg/Heilbronn (Germany)

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-75

  Knaup, Petra ^a   Haag, M ^b   Leven, F J ^b   Dickhaus, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HEILBRONN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Education; Health informatics; Medical informatics

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 59349113597     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME9134     Document Type: Article

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