Statistical education for PhD students in UK medical schools

Mathematics and Statistics

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Statistics education research, Teaching , Medicine , Postgraduates , Survey

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Statistical education for PhD students in UK medical schools. / Williamson, Paula; Lancaster, Gillian.
In: Statistics Education Research Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2004, p. 72-79.

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Williamson, Paula ; Lancaster, Gillian. / Statistical education for PhD students in UK medical schools. In: Statistics Education Research Journal. 2004 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 72-79.

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