Public Health Training through the Lens of Community Medicine: Perspectives from a Medical College in Delhi.
Introduction: In India, public health teaching is primarily imparted through an M. D. in Community Medicine that integrates the ability to analyze various factors of an individual and environmental processes and comprehend the influence of legal, political, and social aspects on health. This field i...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 385 - 392 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Mar/Apr2026
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