Veterinary School Admission Interviews, Part I: Literature Overview

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 111-121

  Turnwald, Grant H ^a   Spafford, Marlee M ^b   Edwards, Janine C ^c  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPTOMETRY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; HUMAN; INTERVIEWS; OPTOMETRY; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035653817     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.28.3.111     Document Type: Article

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