Teaching evidence-based medicine in resource-limited countries

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2248-2249

  Prasad, Kameshwar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870514722     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.74124     Document Type: Editorial

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