Extracurricular participation in research and audit by medical students: Opportunities, obstacles, motivation and outcomes

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Nikkar Esfahani, Ali ^a,b   Jamjoom, Aimun A B ^c   Fitzgerald, J Edward F ^d  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Chelease and Westminister NHS Hospital Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84860151933     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.670324     Document Type: Article

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