The inadequacy of musculoskeletal knowledge after foundation training in the United Kingdom

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1413-1418

  Al Nammari, S S ^a,b   James, B K ^a,c   Ramachandran, M ^a,b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 70350647705     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B11.22445     Document Type: Review

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