Deficient knowledge of genetics relevant for daily practice among medical students nearing graduation

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 295-301

  Baars, Marieke J H ^a   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^b   Schuwirth, Lambert W ^b   Henneman, Lidewij ^a   Beemer, Frits A ^c   Cobben, Jan Maarten ^d   Hennekam, Raoul C M ^d   Verweij, Marian M J J ^a   Cornel, Martina C ^a   Ten Kate, Leo P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetics; Knowledge; Medical students nearing graduation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 20444441103     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GIM.0000162877.87333.9A     Document Type: Article

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