Trends in study methods used in undergraduate medical education research, 1969-2007

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1038-1045

  Baernstein, Amy ^a,d   Liss, Hillary K ^a   Carney, Patricia A ^c   Elmore, Joann G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 34548426036     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.9.1038     Document Type: Review

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