Use of a problem-based learning teaching model for undergraduate medical and nursing education: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages 691-700

  Sayyah, Mehdi ^a   Shirbandi, Kiarash ^a   Saki Malehi, Amal ^a   Rahim, Fakher ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Education; Meta analysis; Problem based learning; Traditional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85098093768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11797258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S143694     Document Type: Review

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