Putting Clinical Pharmacology in Context: The Use of Popular Movies

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-36

  Farré, Magí ^a,b   Bosch, Fèlix ^c   Roset, Pere N ^a,b   Baños, Josep E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c University of Pompeu Fabra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Classrooms; Pharmacology; Popular movies; Teaching tools

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; LORENZO OIL; NEW DRUG;

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 0347625577     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270003260679     Document Type: Review

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