Brief curriculum to teach residents study design and biostatistics

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 100-104

  Windish, Donna M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; READING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; STUDY DESIGN;

BIOSTATISTICS; CURRICULUM; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79960639472     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.2011.04.0011     Document Type: Article

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