Determination of required anatomical knowledge for clinical practice in emergency medicine: National curriculum planning using a modified Delphi technique

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 693-696

  Kilroy, Darren ^a   Driscoll, P ^a  

^a 7 9 Bream's Buildings   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANATOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33748620049     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.037309     Document Type: Article

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