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Does a Clerkship in Psychiatry Affect Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Psychiatry?

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Balon, R. Does a Clerkship in Psychiatry Affect Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Psychiatry?. Acad Psychiatry 32, 73–75 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.32.2.73

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