Educating the ambulance technician, paramedic, and clinical supervisor: Using factor analysis to inform the curriculum

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 379-385

  Kilner, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULANCES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PERSONALITY;

EID: 2342484498     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.009605     Document Type: Article

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