Strategies to increase the enrollment of students of rural origin in medical school: recommendations from the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada

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James Rourke et al. CMAJ. 2005.

. 2005 Jan 4;172(1):62-5.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1040879.

¹ Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's NL A1B 3V6. dean.medicine@mun.ca

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A life in the country.
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A life in the country.
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