Changes in Personality and Learning Styles for First Year Medical Students

Medical Science Educator

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-202

  Borges, Nicole J ^a   Parmelee, Dean X ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning styles

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EID: 85061937724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21568650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03341706     Document Type: Article

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