The fourth year of medical education: A iiterature review

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1698-1704

  Walling, Anne ^a   Merando, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

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EID: 78649325634     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181f52dc6     Document Type: Article

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