Teaching oral health in U.S. medical schools: Results of a national survey

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-230

  Ferullo, Ashley ^a   Silk, Hugh ^b   Savageau, Judith A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 79951680006     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182045a51     Document Type: Review

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