Evidence-based public health education as preparation for medical school

Academic Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-326

  Riegelman, Richard K ^a   Garr, David R ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 41449118868     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318166abe7     Document Type: Review

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