Perspective: A tale of two curricula: A case for evidence-based education?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 507-511

  Taylor, Clive R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77649223518     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181cc8f56     Document Type: Review

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