The continuing medical education activities and attitudes of Australian doctors working in different clinical specialties and practice locations

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-56

  Stewart, Grant D ^a   Khadra, Mohamed H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 63049135341     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090047     Document Type: Article

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