A model of quality assurance and quality improvement for post-graduate medical education in Europe

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Da Dalt, Liviana ^a   Callegaro, Silvia ^a   Mazzi, Anna ^a   Scipioni, Antonio ^a   Lago, Paola ^a   Chiozza, Maria L ^a   Zacchello, Franco ^a   Perilongo, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; STANDARD;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77149161416     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590903199734     Document Type: Article

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