Constructing a post-graduate palliative care curriculum: The Israeli National palliative care training (INPACT) experience

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Shvartzman, Pesach ^a   Singer, Yoram ^a   Bentur, Netta ^a   Oberman, Amitai ^a   Kabilu, Yaacov ^a   Cohen, Robert ^a   Tandeter, Howard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Education; Multidisciplinary; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053988783     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971102700309     Document Type: Article

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