Inconsistent prescribing behaviour by physicians: Its effect on the validity of written case simulations

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 153-156

  Denig, Petra ^a   Rethans, Jan Joost ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0000605050     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814789609161555     Document Type: Article

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