Comparison of directed and self-directed learning in evidence-based medicine: A randomised controlled trial

Medical Education

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1027-1035

  Bradley, Peter ^a,e   Oterholt, Christina ^b   Herrin, Jeph ^c   Nordheim, Lena ^d   Bjørndal, Arild ^d  

^a Norwegian Medicines Agency   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Flying Buttress Associates   (United States)

^d Norwegian Health Services Research Centre   (Norway)

^e Thingoe House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative studies; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods; Evidence based medicine; Prospective studies; Randomised controlled trial (publication type); Teaching *methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH; SELF HELP; TEACHING; TRAINING; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 26244440772     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02268.x     Document Type: Article

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