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The (future) doctor will see you now: Piloting a longitudinal virtual patient in medical education, simulating general practice

Thomas Dale MacLainea Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cornelia Juengsta Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UKView further author information
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David Harrisa Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK;b Forrest Medical Centre, Coventry, UKView further author information
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Catherine Fenna Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UKView further author information
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Helen Gabathulera Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK;c Rother House Medical Centre, Stratford Upon Avon, UKView further author information
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Sue Daviesa Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK;d Abbey House Medical Practice, Daventry, UKView further author information
Pages 472-474 | Published online: 08 Dec 2020

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