From theory to application and back again: Implications of research on medical expertise for psychological theory

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-40

  Norman, Geoffrey ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

EID: 17844375169     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087458     Document Type: Article

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