Anatomy: Spotlight on Africa

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 111-118

  Kramer, Beverley ^a   Pather, Nalini ^a   Ihunwo, Amadi O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Anatomy curricula; Anatomy teaching; Medical education; Medical schools

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISSECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

AFRICA; ANATOMY; CADAVER; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 57549100637     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.28     Document Type: Article

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