The development of reasoning skills and expertise in primary care

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-129

  Scott Smith, Wesley ^a,b,c  

^a Brighton and Sussex Medical School ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Guildford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Primary care

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 33645789019     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2006.11864048     Document Type: Review

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