Positioning women's health curricula in US medical schools

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Keitt, Sarah Knab ^a   Wagner, Catherine ^a   Tong, Cynthia ^a   Marts, Sherry A ^a  

^a Society for Women's Health Research   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; E-MAIL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 25144458463     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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