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Volume 145, Issue 3 , Pages 319-324 , October 2009

Medical students retain pain assessment and management skills long after an experiential curriculum: A controlled study

Received 9 January 2009 ,Revised 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 25 June 2009.

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PII: S0304-3959(09)00379-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.030

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