Exposing the hidden curriculum influencing medical education on the health of indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand: The role of the critical reflection tool

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-205

  Ewen, Shaun ^a,b   Mazel, Odette ^c   Knoche, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84856550536     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823fd777     Document Type: Review

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