Personal development plans and self-directed learning for healthcare professionals: Are they evidence based?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 982, 2007, Pages 518-524

  Jennings, Stephen F ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 34548183101     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.053066     Document Type: Review

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