Evaluation of a pharmacology educational activity based on a research project: A randomized, controlled and blind analysis of medical students' perceptions

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Tamayo, Gonzalo ^a   Santibañez, Miguel ^a   Meana, J Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCIENCE; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 17144421153     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590400013487     Document Type: Article

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