Beyond Ockham's Razor: Redefining problem-solving in clinical sleep medicine using a "five-finger" approach

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-296

  McCarty, David E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Educational measurement; Medical education; Problem solving; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MONOAMINE OXIDASE B INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGHING; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; TEACHING;

EID: 77954134328     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27829     Document Type: Review

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