Medical students' views and understanding of a career in academic medicine

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 401-405

  Mulla, Suleman ^a   Watmough, Simon ^a   Waddelove, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865169093     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2012.73.7.401     Document Type: Article

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