Effects of conventional and problem-based medical curricula on problem solving

Academic Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 380-389

  Patel, Vimla L ^a   Groen, Guy J ^a   Norman, Geoffrey R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0025861062     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199107000-00002     Document Type: Article

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