Point-counterpoint: The argument for a 2-year versus a 4-year family medicine residency

Family Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 367-368

  Zweifler, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University Medical Center Fresno   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHER;

FAMILY PRACTICE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18544383470     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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