WriteSim TCExam-An open source text simulation environment for training novice researchers in scientific writing

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Shah, Jatin ^a,c   Rajgor, Dimple ^a,c   Vaghasia, Meenakshi ^b,c   Phadtare, Amruta ^b,c   Pradhan, Shreyasee ^a,c   Carvalho, Elias ^a,c   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^a,c  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b Kalpavriksha Healthcare and Research   (India)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL; WRITING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WRITING;

EID: 77952698288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-10-39     Document Type: Article

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