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Improvement in undergraduate medical education: a 10-year follow-up in Finland

Harri Hyppölä Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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Esko Kumpusalo Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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Irma Virjo Medical School, Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Kari Mattila Medical School, Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Liisa Neittaanmäki Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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Hannu Halila Finnish Medical Association, Helsinki, Finland
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Santero Kujala Finnish Medical Association, Helsinki, Finland
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Riitta Luhtala Finnish Medical Association, Helsinki, Finland
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Mauri Isokoski Tampere School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland
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Pages 52-56 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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