A thematic review of the literature on underrepresented minorities and medical training, 1981-1995: Securing the foundations of the bridge to diversity

Academic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 10 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Tekian, Ara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINORITY GROUP; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0030832948     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199710001-00047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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