A multimedia CD-ROM tool to improve student understanding of bile salts and bilirubin metabolism: Evaluation of its use in a medical hybrid PBL course

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-50

  Azer, Samy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basic sciences; Medical education; Problem based learning; The liver transporters

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT;

AUSTRALIA; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; COMPACT DISK; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; EXAMINATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER METABOLISM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIMEDIA; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STUDENT;

EID: 22444439146     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00015.2004     Document Type: Review

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