Commentary: The baby is thrown out with the bathwater

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7366, 2002, Pages 695-696

  Diwakar, Vin ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 0037190349     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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