Motivation, study habits, and expectations of medical students in Singapore

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Amin, Zubair ^a   Tani, Massimiliano ^a   Hoon Eng, Khoo ^a   Samarasekara, Dujeepa D ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; HABIT; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHER; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 72049113084     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590903193554     Document Type: Article

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