Evaluation of gastroenterology and hepatology articles on Wikipedia: Are they suitable as learning resources for medical students?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-163

  Azer, Samy A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Learning resources; Medical education; Medical students; Self directed learning; Wikipedia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; EVALUATION STUDY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEPATOLOGY; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WIKIPEDIA; BIBLIOMETRICS; BOOK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TEACHING;

BIBLIOMETRICS; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENCYCLOPEDIAS AS TOPIC; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; READING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEXTBOOKS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84891865352     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000003     Document Type: Article

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