A framework for enhancing continuing medical education for rural physicians: A summary of the literature

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Curran, Vernon ^a   Rourke, Leslie ^a   Snow, Pamela ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78049491281     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.519065     Document Type: Article

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