Effect of gender on performance of undergraduate dental students at the University of Jordan, Amman

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1313-1319

  Sawair, Faleh A ^a   Baqain, Zaid H ^a   Al Omari, Iyad KH ^b   Wahab, Fouad K ^b   Rajab, Lamis D ^c  

^a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Jordan)

^b Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Dental education; Dental student; Examinations; Gender; Jordan; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTIST; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTISTS, WOMEN; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; PREJUDICE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 73349095391     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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