Chemistry courses as the turning point for premedical students

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-54

  Barr, Donald A ^a   Matsui, John ^b   Wanat, Stanley F ^a   Gonzalez, Maria Elena ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Diversity; Ethnicity; Medical education; Minorities; Premedical education; Race; Science education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHEMISTRY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHEMISTRY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, PREMEDICAL;

EID: 75749151655     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-009-9165-3     Document Type: Article

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