Experiential curriculum improves medical students' ability to answer clinical questions using the internet

Family Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 565-569

  Alper, Brian S ^a,b   Vinson, Daniel C ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b DynaMed   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PEDIATRICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 24644456394     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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