The contribution of South African curricula to prepare health professionals for working in rural or under-served areas in South Africa: A peer review evaluation

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-38

  Reid, S J ^a,g   Cakwe, M ^b   Chandia, J ^c   Couper, I D ^d   Conradie, H ^e   Hugo, J ^f   Irlam, J ^g   Nel, J ^h   Mabuza, H ⁱ   Mpofu, R ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY LIVING; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEER REVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78751502440     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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