International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 5 , Pages 396-402 , May 2006

Problem-based learning in medical informatics for undergraduate medical students: An experiment in two medical schools

  • Anita Burgun

      Affiliations

    • EA 3888, Laboratoire d’Informatique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, 2 Avenue Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 2 99 28 42 15; fax: +33 2 99 28 41 60.
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  • Stéfan Darmoni

      Affiliations

    • L@STICS, PSI CNRS 2645, Faculté de Médecine, 22 Bld. Gambetta, 76183 Rouen, France
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  • Franck Le Duff

      Affiliations

    • EA 3888, Laboratoire d’Informatique Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, 2 Avenue Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes, France
    • ,
  • Jacques Wéber

      Affiliations

    • Département Informatique, Faculté de Médecine, 22 Bld. Gambetta, 76183 Rouen, France

Received 17 March 2004 ,Revised 12 July 2005 ,Accepted 13 July 2005.

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PII: S1386-5056(05)00124-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.014

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 5 , Pages 396-402 , May 2006

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