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Peer reviewed clinical letter

Vol. 145 No. 1314 (2015)

Changes in the perception of primary care practice during the medical curriculum in Geneva, Switzerland

  • Bernard Cerutti
  • Noëlle Junod Perron
  • Elisabeth van Gessel
  • Klaus-Dieter Haensgen
  • Johanna Sommer
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2015.14124
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14124
Published
22.03.2015

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