An undergraduate paediatric curriculum based on clinical presentations and 'key features'

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 661-664

  Pinnock, Ralph ^a,b   Jones, Alison ^c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Curriculum; Presenting complaints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION KEY; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING;

EID: 54949149837     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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