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How we implemented a service-learning elective

Carol L. Elam University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
,
David W. Musick University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Marlene J. Sauer University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Judith Skelton University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington, KY, USA
Pages 249-253 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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