Peer nominations as related to academic attainment, empathy, personality, and specialty interest

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 747-751

  Pohl, Charles A ^a   Hojat, Mohammadreza ^a   Arnold, Louise ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79958828663     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318217e464     Document Type: Article

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