Appraisal of psychomotor skills of dental students at University Complutense of Madrid

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-30

  de Andrés, Alfonso García ^a   Sánchez, Esperanza ^a   Hidalgo, Juan J ^a   Díaz, María J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental students; Psychomotor skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 1542350092     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2004.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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