Medical students views on selection tools for medical school – A mixed methods study

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Stevens, L ^a   Kelly, M E ^b   Hennessy, M ^c   Last, J ^d   Dunne, F ^b   O'Flynn S ^e  

^a Tralee Co Kerry   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84908134844     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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