Physician perceptions of the role and value of basic science knowledge in daily clinical practice

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 744-747

  Fischer, Jennifer A ^a   Muller Weeks, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84865380455     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.701024     Document Type: Article

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