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A collaborative clinical and population-based curriculum for medical students to address primary care needs of the homeless in New York City shelters: Teaching homeless healthcare to medical students Cover

A collaborative clinical and population-based curriculum for medical students to address primary care needs of the homeless in New York City shelters: Teaching homeless healthcare to medical students

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|Jun 2016

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Language: English
Published on: Jun 9, 2016
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2016 Ramin Asgary, Ramesh Naderi, Margaret Gaughran, Blanca Sckell, published by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
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