Privatisation of medical education: Viewpoints with a global perspective

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-11

  Shehnaz, Syed I ^a  

^a GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 84941136118     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
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