Comparing teaching versus nonteaching hospitals: The association of patient characteristics with teaching intensity for three common medical conditions

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-106

  Shahian, David M ^a   Liu, Xiu ^a   Meyer, Gregg S ^b   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84893666509     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000050     Document Type: Article

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