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Problem-based compared with traditional methods at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies: a model study

T. Alleyne Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine; Trinidad & Tobago
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A. Shirley Faculty of Education and Humanities, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
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C. Bennett Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine; Trinidad & Tobago
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J. Addae Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine; Trinidad & Tobago
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E. Walrond Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cave Hill, Barbados, University of the West Indies
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S. West Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine; Trinidad & Tobago
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L. Pinto Pereira Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine; Trinidad & Tobago
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Pages 273-279 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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