The entry of underrepresented minority students into US medical schools: An evaluation of recent trends

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1314-1318

  Carlisle, David M ^a,b   Gardner, Jill E ^a   Liu, Honghu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINORITY GROUP; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031695380     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.9.1314     Document Type: Article

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