Undergraduate science research: A comparison of influences and experiences between premed and non-premed students

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-208

  Pacifici, Lara Brongo ^a   Thomson, Norman ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79959425844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.11-01-0005     Document Type: Article

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