Are the recommendations of the AAMC's task force on the generalist physician still valid?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-16

  Cohen, Jordan J ^a   Whitcomb, Michael E ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031045990     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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