The study techniques of Asian, American, and European medical students during gross anatomy and neuroanatomy courses in Poland

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-169

  Zurada, Anna ^a   St Gielecki, Jerzy ^a   Osman, Nilab ^a   Tubbs, R Shane ^b   Loukas, Marios ^c   Zurada Zielińska, Agnieszka ^d   Bedi, Neru ^a   Nowak, Dariusz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^d NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cadavers; Medical education; Multimedia tools; Radiological anatomy; Study methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAUCASIAN; COMPACT DISK; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; DISSECTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIMEDIA; NEUROANATOMY; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL RETENTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDY SKILLS; TAIWAN; TISSUE SECTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANATOMY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; POLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TEACHING MATERIALS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955942569     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-010-0721-6     Document Type: Article

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