Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 383-389 , January 1998

Teaching Doctors About the Eye: Trends in the Education of Medical Students and Primary Care Residents

  • Deborah S Jacobs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 383-389 , January 1998

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