Evaluation of Short Term Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Training on the Clinical Competency of Village Doctors in Yunnan, China

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 890-894

  Li, Xiuyun ^a,b   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^b   Sangsupawanich, Pasuree ^b   Xia, Xiaoling ^a  

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clinical competency; Integrated management of childhood illness; Village doctor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEASLES; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84864493736     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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