Competence levels in musculoskeletal medicine: Comparison of osteopathic and allopathic medical graduates

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 350-355

  Stockard, Alan R ^a   Allen, Thomas Wesley ^b  

^a EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 33745392650     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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