Unstructured cases in case-based learning benefit students with primary care career preferences

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 503-507

  Sutyak, John P ^a   Lebeau, Robert B ^b   O'Donnell, Angela M ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SURGERY; TEACHING;

EID: 0032101054     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00076-2     Document Type: Article

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