An assessment of musculoskeletal knowledge in graduating medical and physician assistant students and implications for musculoskeletal care providers

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 343-348

  Grunfeld, Robert ^a   Banks, Sharon ^a   Fox, Edward ^a   Levy, Bruce A ^b   Craig, Clifford ^c   Black, Kevin ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 84857469992     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00417     Document Type: Article

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