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Original Article

Medical students’ attitudes and wishes towards extending an educational general practice app to be suitable for practice: A cross-sectional survey from Leipzig, Germany

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Pages 141-146 | Received 11 Jun 2015, Accepted 16 Jan 2016, Published online: 22 Apr 2016

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