Qualitative synthesis and systematic review in health professions education

Medical Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 252-260

  Bearman, Margaret ^a   Dawson, Phillip ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MEDLINE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873579145     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12092     Document Type: Article

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