Observations of veterinary medicine students' approaches to study in pre-clinical years

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 242-254

  Ryan, Marion T ^a   Irwin, Jane A ^a   Bannon, Finian J ^a   Mulholland, Clive W ^b   Baird, Alan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 7044227903     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.31.3.242     Document Type: Article

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