The development of clinical research training: Past history and current trends in the United States

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 433-438

  Teo, Alan R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTATISTICS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WAR; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249105956     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31819a81c9     Document Type: Review

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