Roles and responsibilities of the problem based learning tutor in the undergraduate medical curriculum

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7184, 1999, Pages 657-661

  Maudsley, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUTHORITY; CURRICULUM; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; TEACHER;

EID: 0033528433     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7184.657     Document Type: Review

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