Stressors in 1st-Year Medical School: Comparison of a Conventional and Problem-Based Curriculum

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 188-194

  Kaufman, David M ^a,c   Day, Victor ^b   Mensink, David ^b  

^a Division of Medical Education

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0030509867     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401339609539796     Document Type: Article

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