Missions of a medical school: A north american perspective

Academic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1999, Pages s27-s30

  Cohen, Jordan J ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032769175     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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