The context of learning anatomy: Does it make a difference?

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 270-278

  Smith, Claire F ^a,d   Martinez Álvarez, Concepción ^b   Mchanwell, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy education; Approach to learning; Teaching anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY EDUCATION; APPROACH TO LEARNING; TEACHING ANATOMY;

ADULT; ANATOMY; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 84893861755     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12089     Document Type: Article

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