Examining the diagnostic justification abilities of fourth-year medical students

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1008-1014

  Williams, Reed G ^a   Klamen, Debra L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84864360523     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31825cfcff     Document Type: Article

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