The power of interactive teaching

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-76

  Costa, Manuel Joao ^a   Rangachari, P K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 65349143242     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20270     Document Type: Article

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