Editorial - How bad is medical education research anyway?

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Norman, Geoffrey ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33846478758     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-006-9047-x     Document Type: Editorial

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