Can medical education in poor rural areas be costeffective and sustainable: The case of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Cristobal, F ^a   Worley, P ^b  

^a Ateneo de Zamboanga University   (Philippines)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing world; Health services; Medical education; Philippines; Rural healthcare outcomes; Social accountability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILIPPINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; PHILIPPINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84862333730     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22605/rrh1835     Document Type: Article

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