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Research Article

A systematic review of postgraduate teaching in evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal

Aravinthan Coomarasamy Education Resource Centre, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
,
Rod Taylor Public Health & Epidemiology Department, University of Birmingham, UK
&
Khalid Khan Education Resource Centre, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Pages 77-81 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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