The importance of clinical outcomes in medical education research

Medical Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 350-351

  Chen, Frederick M ^a   Burstin, Helen ^b   Huntington, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SKILL; TEACHING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 17044415999     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02117.x     Document Type: Note

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