Perspectives on the use of PDAs as assessment tools

Clinical Teacher

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 170-174

  Van Schoor, A N ^a   Navsa, N ^a   Meiring, J H ^a   Treadwell, I ^a   Bosman, M C ^a   Greyling, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PROFESSIONALISM; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33747204848     PISSN: 17434971     EISSN: 1743498X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2006.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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