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Poor English language proficiency hinders generic skills development: a qualitative study of the perspectives of first-year medical students

Michelle McLean Medical Education Faculty of Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAECorrespondence[email protected]
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Deborah Murdoch-Eaton Medical Education Faculty of Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
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Sami Shaban Leeds Institute of Medical Education, Leeds University, Leeds, UK
Pages 462-481 | Received 24 Feb 2011, Accepted 03 Jul 2011, Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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