Relevance of human anatomy in daily clinical practice

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 341-348

  Arráez Aybar, Luis Alfonso ^a   Sánchez Montesinos, Indalecio ^b   Mirapeix, Rosa M ^c   Mompeo Corredera, Blanca ^d   Sañudo Tejero, Jose Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomical education undergraduate; Evidence based medical education; Gross anatomy curriculum; Medical curriculum; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOETHICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ADULT; ANATOMY; BIOETHICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349309977     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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