Medical education: A deficiency or a disgrace

Journal of Lymphoedema

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-49

  Vuong, Dan ^a   Nguyen, Minh ^a   Piller, Neil ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lymphoedema education; Lymphology; Medical curricula

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LICENSING; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 84864280552     PISSN: 17507235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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