Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 341-355 , July 2008

Current Trends in Developing Medical Students' Critical Thinking Abilities

  • Peter H. Harasym

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Peter H. Harasym, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, N.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
    • ,
  • Tsuen-Chiuan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Payman Hemmati

      Affiliations

    • Center for Disease Control, Deputy Ministry for Health Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

Received 24 January 2008 ,Accepted 30 July 2008.

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70131-1

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70131-1

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 341-355 , July 2008

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