Evidence-based medical workforce planning and education: The MSOD project

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 518-519

  Kaur, Baldeep ^a   Roberton, Don M ^a   Glasgow, Nicholas J ^b  

^a Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MANPOWER PLANNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84878536678     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10243     Document Type: Editorial

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