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Research Article

Medical students’ adoption and evaluation of a completely digital general practice clerkship – cross-sectional survey and cohort comparison with face-to-face teaching

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Article: 2028334 | Received 01 Nov 2021, Accepted 08 Jan 2022, Published online: 02 Feb 2022

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