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Assessing clinical reasoning: a method to monitor its development in a PBL curriculum

Michele Groves Mayne Medical School, University of Queensland, Herston Road, QLD 4006, Australia
,
Ian Scott Department of Internal Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
&
Heather Alexander Mayne Medical School, University of Queensland, Australia
Pages 507-515 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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