An update on biostatistics requirements in U.S. medical schools

Academic Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 92-94

  Looney, Stephen W ^a   Grady, Christopher S ^b   Steiner, R Prasaad ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

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ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031886560     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199801000-00018     Document Type: Article

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