From boutique to basic: A call for standardised medical education in global health

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 930-933

  Brewer, Timothy F ^a   Saba, Nicole ^a   Clair, Veronic ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDIZATION;

CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70349240429     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03458.x     Document Type: Note

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