Health promotion in Australian general practice: A gap in GP training

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 605-608

  Achhra, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 69849083578     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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