Learning objectives of medical students: What is the message?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 70-72

  Al Shehri, Ali M ^a   Al Faris, Eiadi ^b  

^a Directorate of Primary Health Care   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Active learning; Behavioral objective; Undergraduate training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345670423     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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