The benefits and costs of a master's programme in primary health care; a cross-sectional postal survey

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 580, 2010, Pages

  Tsimtsiou, Zoi ^a   Sidhu, Kalwant ^a   Jones, Roger ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; General practitioners; Medical; Primary health care; Research; Training

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TEACHING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78650560491     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X532576     Document Type: Article

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