Ability of an information mastery curriculum to improve residents' skills and attitudes

Family Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 259-264

  Shaughnessy, Allen F ^a   Gupta, Priya S ^a   Erlich, Deborah R ^a   Slawson, David C ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859627457     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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