Variation in medical students' approaches to diagnosis: A basis for initiating conceptual change among teachers and students

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 334-341

  Lindblom Ylänne, Sari ^a,c   Meyer, J H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Finland; Medical undergraduate education; Methods; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0032958257     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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