Current teaching of paediatric musculoskeletal medicine within UK medical schools - A need for change

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 587-590

  Jandial, Sharmila ^a   Rapley, Tim ^b   Foster, Helen ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical education; Musculoskeletal; Paediatrics; Undergraduate teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 65249132624     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep038     Document Type: Article

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