Mentoring in biostatistics: Some suggestions for reform

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-272

  Odueyungbo, Adefowope ^a   Thabane, Lehana ^b  

^a VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Career development; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

BIOSTATISTICIAN; BIOSTATISTICS; EDUCATION; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; HUMAN; MENTOR MENTEE RELATIONSHIP; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; TEACHING;

EID: 84874771087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S35792     Document Type: Review

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