The revised guidelines of the Medical Council of India for academic promotions: Need for a rethink

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-6

  Aggarwal, Rakesh ^a   Gogtay, Nithya ^b   Kumar, Rajeev ^c   Sahni, Peush ^d  

^a Indian Journal of Gastroenterology   (India)

^b Journal of Postgraduate Medicine   (India)

^c Indian Journal of Pediatrics   (India)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WRITING; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EDUCATION; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TEACHER TRAINING;

AUTHORSHIP; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; INDIA; PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH; TEACHER TRAINING;

EID: 84957566128     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-015-0617-9     Document Type: Editorial

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