Commentary: Ambiguity and uncertainty: Neglected elements of medical education curricula?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 799-800

  Luther, Vera P ^a,b   Crandall, Sonia J ^b,c  

^a Section on Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Family and Community Medicine ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79960373523     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31821da915     Document Type: Review

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