Acquiring evidence-based medicine and research skills in the undergraduate medical curriculum: three different didactical formats compared (2024)

Zee, M., de Boer, M. (2014). Acquiring evidence-based medicine and research skills in the undergraduate medical curriculum: three different didactical formats compared. Perspectives on Medical Education, 3(5), 357-370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-014-0143-y

Zee, M. ; de Boer, M. ; Jaarsma, A. D.C. / Acquiring evidence-based medicine and research skills in the undergraduate medical curriculum : three different didactical formats compared. In: Perspectives on Medical Education. 2014 ; Vol. 3, No. 5. pp. 357-370.

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Zee, M, de Boer, M 2014, 'Acquiring evidence-based medicine and research skills in the undergraduate medical curriculum: three different didactical formats compared', Perspectives on Medical Education, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 357-370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-014-0143-y

Acquiring evidence-based medicine and research skills in the undergraduate medical curriculum: three different didactical formats compared. / Zee, M.; de Boer, M.; Jaarsma, A. D.C.
In: Perspectives on Medical Education, Vol. 3, No. 5, 01.11.2014, p. 357-370.

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Zee M, de Boer M, Jaarsma ADC. Acquiring evidence-based medicine and research skills in the undergraduate medical curriculum: three different didactical formats compared. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2014 Nov 1;3(5):357-370. doi: 10.1007/s40037-014-0143-y