Comparing rural-trained medical students with their peers: Performance in a primary care OSCE

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 196-202

  Power, David V ^a,c   Harris, Ilene B ^b   Swentko, Walter ^a   Halaas, Gwen Wagstrom ^a   Benson, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c Department of Family Medicine and Community Health   (United States)

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EID: 33746784162     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1803_2     Document Type: Article

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