The use of virtual patients in medical school curricula

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-53

  Cendan, Juan C ^a   Lok, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical simulation; Computerized patients; Medical education; Patient simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859355592     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00054.2011     Document Type: Article

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