Remediation required for drug-dose calculation skills in medical students

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 655-656

  Whittenbury, Kingsley J ^a   Jersmann, Hubertus P ^a   Tonkin, Anne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSE CALCULATION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DRUG;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 68349095312     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02612.x     Document Type: Letter

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