Occupational medicine and training for general practice.
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The inclusion of occupational health topics in vocational training for general practice is limited-principally by course overload, and by a lack of local contact between occupational physicians and general practitioners (GPs). There is a need for the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine to review communication and training opportunities between the specialties.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
دوره 46 412 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996