Learning styles of preclinical students in a medical college in western Nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 4 NO. 3, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 390-395

  Shankar, P Ravi ^a   Dubey, A K ^a   Binu, V S ^a   Subish, P ^a   Deshpande, V Y ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Learning styles; Medical students; Nepal; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEPAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 33846434503     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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