A spoonful of sugar? Tomorrow's Doctors 2002

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 341-343

  Webb, David J ^a,b   Maxwell, Simon R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General Medical Council; Medical education; Pharmacology; Therapeutics; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHARMACOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHARMACOLOGY; THERAPEUTICS;

EID: 0036428652     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.t01-1-01715.x     Document Type: Editorial

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