An Introduction and Evaluation of Problem-Based Learning in Health Professions Education

Family and Community Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Brandon, Jeffrey E ^a   Majumdar, Basanti ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curricular evaluation; Interdisciplinary education; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009940096     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199704001-00001     Document Type: Article

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