A survey of the basic practical skills of final-year medical students in one UK medical school

Medical Teacher

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-108

  Board, P ^a,c   Mercer, M ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANNULA; COMPETENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PHLEBOTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031920480     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421599881183     Document Type: Article

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