Comparison between Chinese and American physiology textbooks
- VernacularTitle:中美生理学教材的对比分析
- Author:
Li YAN
;
Jing WANG
- Keywords:
physiology;
textbook;
comparison;
China;
the United States
- From:
Basic & Clinical Medicine
2017;37(6):899-902
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Textbooks are the base of teaching.The physiology textbooks used in medical education was compared between China and the United States.Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology was chosen as the major representative of the United States.The overall framework, the selection and arrangement of the contents, the application of tables and pictures, and the relationship between basic medicine and clinical medicine were discussed.This paper may provide some information for remodeling of specialized course system and teaching contents of physiology, especially for improving the constructive quality of textbooks in the future.
