Teaching osteopathic students technique; using research to identify good teaching practice

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 70-73

  Browning, Simon ^a  

^a Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Learning; Manual therapy; Osteopathic technique; Osteopathy; Technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING THEORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING;

EID: 77951629870     PISSN: 17460689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2009.10.004     Document Type: Note

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