Characteristics of successful and failed mentoring relationships: A qualitative study across two academic health centers

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-89

  Straus, Sharon E ^a,b   Johnson, Mallory O ^a   Marquez, Christine ^a   Feldman, Mitchell D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84872077283     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31827647a0     Document Type: Article

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