J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2015;12:10. 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.10.

Initiating small group learning in a Caribbean medical school

• Shankar PR

• KMID: 2402017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.10

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Caribbean Region*
Learning*
Schools, Medical*
Netherlands

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