Physician in practice clinic: Educating GPs in endocrinology through specialist-outreach

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Moffatt, J ^a   Hossain, D ^b   Hansford, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Darling Downs South West Queensland Medicare Local ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; Endocrinology; Gps; Specialist outreach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RURAL HEALTH; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84873475785     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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