Evidence-informed dental student recruitment techniques

British Dental Journal

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-131

  Kay, E ^a   Bennett, J ^a   Allison, P ^a   Coombes, L R ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TEMPERAMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77149168483     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.105     Document Type: Article

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