Can teaching research methodology influence students' attitude toward science? Cohort study and non randomized trial in a single medical school

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 282-286

  Vujaklija, Ana ^a   Hren, Darko ^b   Sambunjak, Dario ^c,d   Vodopivec, Ivana ^e   Ivaniš, Ana ^c,d   Marǔsić, Ana ^d   Marǔsić, Matko ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attitude; Education; Medical; Science; Students

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; SCIENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 77950634029     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e3181cb42d9     Document Type: Article

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