How do we define 'rurality' in the teaching on medical demography?
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How do we define 'rurality' in the teaching on medical demography?
CONTEXT There is growing interest worldwide in the teaching of rural and community medicine to medical students. Medical teachers have a responsibility to introduce their students to different health experiences, in both urban and rural environments. The definition of a rural area can be problematic. ISSUE There is no one universal definition of a rural area. This makes comparisons of data fr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rural and Remote Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1445-6354
DOI: 10.22605/rrh653