The preparedness of UK graduates in acute care: A systematic literature review

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1041, 2012, Pages 365-371

  Tallentire, Victoria R ^a   Smith, Samantha E ^a   Skinner, Janet ^a   Cameron, Helen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREPAREDNESS; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84863774415     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130232     Document Type: Article

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