Systematic reviews in medical education: A practical approach: AMEE Guide 94

Medical Teacher

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 108-124

  Sharma, Richa ^a   Gordon, Morris ^b   Dharamsi, Shafik ^a   Gibbs, Trevor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c AMEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84923015978     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.970996     Document Type: Article

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