Evidence-based medicine - How to teach critical scientific thinking to medical undergraduates

Medical Teacher

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-26

  Pitkala K ^a   Mantyranta T ^a   Strandberg, T E ^a   Makela M ^a   Vanhanen, H ^a   Varonen, H ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL LEARNING; TEACHER; THINKING;

EID: 1642618171     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590078760     Document Type: Short Survey

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