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Original Article

Undergraduate students' attitudes to communication skills learning differ depending on year of study and gender

Jennifer Cleland Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Foresterhill Health Centre, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karen Foster Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Foresterhill Health Centre, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Mandy Moffat Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Foresterhill Health Centre, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Pages 246-251 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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