Undergraduate ophthalmology education - A survey of UK medical schools

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 468-471

  Baylis, Oliver ^a   Murray, Philip I ^b   Dayan, Margaret ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79957596845     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.540594     Document Type: Article

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