Problem-based learning in continuing medical education: Review of randomized controlled trials

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-165

  Al Azri, Hilal ^a   Ratnapalan, Savithiri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT EDUCATION; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIABETES EDUCATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84897826711     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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