Commentary: A call for culture change in academic medicine

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 586-587

  Powell, Deborah ^a   Scott, James L ^b   Rosenblatt, Michael ^c   Roth, Paul B ^d   Pololi, Linda ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951679823     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d7d4eb     Document Type: Review

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