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Research Basic to Medical Education

First-Year Medical Students’ Willingness to Participate in Peer Physical Examination

Katharine J. Reid Medical Education Unit, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Meshak Kgakololo Medical Education Unit, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Ruth M. Sutherland Medical Education Unit, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Susan L. Elliott Office of the Vice Chancellor, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Agnes E. Dodds Medical Education Unit, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pages 55-62 | Published online: 17 Jan 2012

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