Cell biology should be taught as science is practised

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 290-296

  DiCarlo, Stephen E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCIENCE; TEACHING;

EID: 33645768510     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm1856     Document Type: Review

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