Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 380-385 , July 2008

Physician Self-directed Learning and Education

  • Masami Tagawa

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Masami Tagawa, The Office of Medical Education, Chiba University School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan

Received 3 March 2008 ,Accepted 30 July 2008.

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70136-0

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70136-0

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 380-385 , July 2008

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