Teaching research methodology in medical schools: Students' attitudes towards and knowledge about science

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Hren, Darko ^a   Lukić, Ivan Krešimir ^a   Marušić, Ana ^a   Vodopivec, Ivana ^a   Vujaklija, Ana ^a   Hrabak, Maja ^a   Marušić, Matko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Croatia; Curriculum; Education, medical undergraduate *methods; Questionnaires; Research methodology *methods education; Science *education; Students medical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCIENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CROATIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0942290448     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2004.01735.x     Document Type: Article

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