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Active Learning Centre: potential uses and efficacy of an interactive Internet-based teaching tool

Alexander Turchin, Harold P. Lehmann, Charles W. Flexner, Craig W. Hendrix, John H. Shatzer, William G. Merz Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, 02111, USA; Office of Medical Informatics and Education,; Department of Clinical Pharmacology,; Medical Education Services,; Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 21205, USA
Pages 271-275 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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