To teach or not to teach? A cost-benefit analysis of teaching in private general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 608-613

  Laurence, Caroline O ^a,b   Black, Linda E ^a   Karnon, Jonathan ^b   Briggs, Nancy E ^b  

^a Adelaide to Outback GP Training Program   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 78649709882     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04072.x     Document Type: Article

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