Learning practice? Exploring the links between transitions and medical performance

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 556-570

  Kilminster, Sue ^a   Zukas, Miriam ^b   Quinton, Naomi ^a   Roberts, Trudie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctors; Performance management; Transition management; Workplace training

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049505119     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261011088656     Document Type: Article

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