Challenges of synthesizing medical education research

BMC Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ellaway, Rachel H ^a  

^a NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Medical education; STORIES framework; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BIOMED CENTRAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS;

EID: 84929940054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-014-0193-3     Document Type: Note

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