Teaching of Anatomy in the new millennium

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-183

  Bay, Boon Huat ^a   Ling, E A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; TEACHING; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; HUMAN;

ANATOMY; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS;

EID: 33947525242     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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