Routes to research for novice undergraduate neuroscientists

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-187

  Frantz, Kyle J ^a   DeHaan, Robert L ^b   Demetrikopoulos, Melissa K ^c   Carruth, Laura L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute for Biomedical Philosophy   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENCE; SCIENTIST; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NEUROSCIENCES; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33746734858     PISSN: '     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.05-09-0119     Document Type: Article

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