Is assessment of clinical reasoning still the Holy Grail?

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 298-300

  Schuwirth, Lambert ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL THINKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 62749205794     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03290.x     Document Type: Note

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