Evaluating curricular effects on medical students' knowledge and self-perceived skills in cancer prevention

Academic Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Wilkerson, Luann ^a   Lee, Ming ^a   Hodgson, Carol S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SKILL;

EID: 0036794152     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200210001-00017     Document Type: Article

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