Inspiring health advocacy in family medicine: A qualitative study

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Mu, L ^a   Shroff, F ^a   Dharamsi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CanMEDS roles; Health advocacy; Medical education; Pedagogy; Qualitative research; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956032706     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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