Theory in medical education research: How do we get there?: Commentaries

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 334-339

  Rees, Charlotte E ^a   Monrouxe, Lynn V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL;

EID: 77949906160     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03615.x     Document Type: Note

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