Prepared for practice? Law teaching and assessment in UK medical schools

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 694-699

  Preston Shoot, Michael ^a   McKimm, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 78049363610     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.036640     Document Type: Article

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