Gender differences in learning styles and academic performance of medical students in Saudi Arabia

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Nuzhat, Ayesha ^a   Salem, Raneem Osama ^a   Hamdan, Nasser Al ^a   Ashour, Nada ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; ARTICLE;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84876429474     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.765545     Document Type: Article

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