Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 53-57 , June 2008

The Use of Medical Cognition in Medical Curriculum Reform in Taiwan

  • Tsuen-Chiuan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No. 111, Section 3, Hsing-Long Road, Taipei 116, Taiwan

Received 18 February 2008 ,Revised 8 April 2008 ,Accepted 25 June 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(08)60013-3

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(08)60013-3

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 53-57 , June 2008

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