Review of anatomy education in Australian and New Zealand medical schools

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 212-216

  Craig, Steven ^a   Tait, Noel ^a   Boers, David ^a   McAndrew, Darryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Australia; Medical education; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 77949895682     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05241.x     Document Type: Article

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