The development of an evidence-based educational framework to facilitate the training of competent rheumatologist ultrasonographers

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 391-397

  Brown, Andew K ^a   Roberts, T E ^a   O'Connor, P J ^b   Wakefield, R J ^a   Karim, Z ^a   Emery, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; RADIOLOGY; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 33847422275     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel415     Document Type: Review

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