The Continued Decline of Formal Urological Education of Medical Students in the United States: Does it Matter?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2243-2248

  Kerfoot, B Price ^a   Masser, Barbara A ^b   DeWolf, William C ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical clerkship; education; medical; students; urology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 33646371450     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(06)00314-4     Document Type: Article

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