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Autonomy support for autonomous motivation in medical education

Rashmi A. KusurkarResearch in Education, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gerda CroisetResearch in Education, VUmc School of Medical Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Article: 27951 | Published online: 06 May 2015

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