The revised guidelines of the medical council of India for academic promotions: Need for a rethink

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-5

  Aggarwal, Rakesh ^a   Gogtay, Nithya ^a   Kumar, Rajeev ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHOR; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TEACHING; ACHIEVEMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PUBLISHING; STANDARDS;

ACHIEVEMENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INDIA; PUBLICATIONS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84983032446     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-258x.186900     Document Type: Editorial

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