Why don't they know enough about anatomy? A narrative review

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-409

  Bergman, E M ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Cees P M ^a   Scherpbier, Albert J J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; TEACHING; TIME;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955368594     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.536276     Document Type: Review

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