Emergence of a university of health sciences: Health professions education in Tanzania

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Mkony, Charles A ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

education; health professions; health sciences' university; health workforce; Tanzania; university development

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TANZANIA;

HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TANZANIA;

EID: 84871421851     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.51     Document Type: Review

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