Premedical education: The contribution of small local colleges

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-189

  Wheat, John R ^a   Brandon, John E ^a   Carter, Lee R ^a   Leeper, James D ^a   Jackson, James R ^a  

^a Box 870326 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; RACE; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0037345647     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00560.x     Document Type: Article

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