Use of a cme workshop to introducuce and promote the specialty of family medicine in ethiopia

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Philpott, Jane ^a,b   Derbew, Miliard ^c,d  

^a MARKHAM STOUFFVILLE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TIKUR ANBESSA HOSPITAL   (Ethiopia)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Family practice; Internship; Medical faculty; Residency health personnel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861892700     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v2i1.155     Document Type: Article

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