Evaluation and assessment of social accountability in medical schools

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 673-676

  Leinster, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79960657523     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.590253     Document Type: Article

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