Indigenous medical workforce development: Current status and future directions

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 580-581

  Anderson, Ian P S ^a   Ewen, Shaun C ^a   Knoche, Debra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SCHOOL;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 68149117176     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02570.x     Document Type: Editorial

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