Next generation paramedics, agents of change, or time for curricula renewal?

Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 245-250

  Williams, Brett ^a   Jennings, Paul A ^a   Fielder, Chris ^a   Ghirardello, Amanda ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Knowledge translation; Paramedic students; Practice style inventory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921277131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11797258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S53085     Document Type: Article

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