Problem-based learning in pre-clinical medical education: 22 years of outcome research

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Hartling, Lisa ^a   Spooner, Carol ^a   Tjosvold, Lisa ^a   Oswald, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 76249109107     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590903200789     Document Type: Review

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