Medical students' knowledge about the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Nigeria

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-121

  Ozoh, Obianuju Beatrice ^a   Awokola, T ^b   Buist, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Attitude; Diagnosis; Practice

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NIGERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84892577967     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0453     Document Type: Article

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