Pizza and pasta help students learn metabolism

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-93

  Passos, Renato M ^a   Sé, Alexandre B ^a   Wolff, Vanessa L ^a   Nobrega, Yanna K M ^a   Hermes Lima, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Medical education; Nutrition; Physiology; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646810526     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00044.2005     Document Type: Review

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