Problem-based learning in dental education: What's the evidence for and against... and is it worth the effort?

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-9

  Winning, T ^a   Townsend, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Challenges; Dentistry; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 34247548786     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00458.x     Document Type: Article

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