Becoming a doctor: A qualitative evaluation of challenges and opportunities in medical student wellness during the third year

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 535-540

  Kligler, Benjamin ^a   Linde, Brian ^a,b   Katz, Nadine T ^a,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Jack D Weiler Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 84875852377     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182860e6d     Document Type: Article

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