Stressors in Medical School: Relation to Curriculum Format and Year of Study

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 138-144

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

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0032344321     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328015TLM1003_3     Document Type: Article

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