The specialty of general medical practice/family medicine: The need for development in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-358

  Monjok, E ^a   Smesny, A ^a   Essien, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 77956667874     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. The Kampala Commitment 2008: Conference on "Improving the Quality of Family Medicine in sub-Saharan Africa" from 17th to 21st November 2008, at Cassia Lodge, Kampala, Uganda. See http://www.phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/ announcement/view/2.
2. American Academy of Family Physicians. Definition of Family Medicine. Available at: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/policies/f/fammeddef. printerview.htm.
3. The European definition of General Practice/Family Medicine. WONCA Europe 2005. Available at: www.woncaeurope.org/Definition.
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5. The World Health Report 2008. See www.who.int/whr/2008/en/index.html.
6. World Health Organization 2007: Maternal Mortality in 2005: Estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and World Bank. See www.who.int/ reproductivehealth.