Medical education in Ireland

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 696-700

  Thakore, Hemal ^a  

^a Slánlus Healthcare Education ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77449157334     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590902835031     Document Type: Review

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