Trends in histology laboratory teaching in United States medical schools

Anatomical Record - Part B New Anatomist

Volumn 289, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 169-175

  Bloodgood, Robert A ^a   Ogilvie, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Histology; Laboratory; Virtual microscopy; Virtual slide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; LABORATORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HISTOLOGY; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748950588     PISSN: 15524906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.b.20111     Document Type: Article

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