Using learning styles to evaluate first-year pharmacy students' preferences toward different activities associated with the problem-based learning approach

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-124

  Pungente, Michael D ^a,b   Wasan, Kishor M ^a,b   Moffett, Claire ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0037525921     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
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