Progress made towards enhancement of rheumatology education and practice in Zambia: review of an ILAR-supported project

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1367-1372

  Chipeta, James ^a,b   Njobvu, Panganani ^b   McGill, Paul E ^c   Bucala, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EPAREP; ILAR; Rheumatology education; Rheumatology in developing countries

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; TRENDS; ZAMBIA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84937512108     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2624-0     Document Type: Article

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