The influence of controllable lifestyle on medical student specialty choice: A dermatologist’s perspective

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 529-532

  Resneck, Jack S ^a  

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EID: 36048998641     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.8.msoc1-0608     Document Type: Article

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