Minimal impact of organic chemistry prerequisite on student performance in introductory biochemistry

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-54

  Wright, Robin ^a   Cotner, Sehoya ^a   Winkel, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549121877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.07-10-0093     Document Type: Article

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