The plight of premedical education: Myths misperceptions - Part I: The 'premedical syndrome'

Academic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 901-904

  Brieger, Gert H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032769257     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199908000-00014     Document Type: Review

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