Basic sciences in an integrated medical curriculum: The case of pharmacology

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-171

  Rangachari, P K ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active learning; Biochemistry; Contextual learning; Physiology; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345661946     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009763812617     Document Type: Article

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