Virtual patients: ED-2 band-aid or valuable asset in the learning portfolio?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-158

  Tworek, Janet ^a   Coderre, Sylvain ^a   Wright, Bruce ^a   McLaughlin, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 75149120265     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181c4f8bf     Document Type: Short Survey

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