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An exploratory study on the contribution of graduate entry students personality to the diversity of medical student populations

Perspectives on Medical Education
Volume 3 (2014): Issue 6
By: Pedro Marv˜ao,  Isabel Neto,  Miguel Castelo-Branco,  Jos´e Ponte,  Miguel Portela,  Patr´ıcio Costa and  Manuel Jo˜ao Costa  
Open Access
|Nov 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/S40037-014-0150-Z | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
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Language: English
Published on: Nov 20, 2014
Published by: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Personality,
NEO-FFI,
Undergraduate medical students,
Graduate entry

© 2014 Pedro Marv˜ao, Isabel Neto, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Jos´e Ponte, Miguel Portela, Patr´ıcio Costa, Manuel Jo˜ao Costa, published by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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