Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 260-265 , July 2010

A Pediatrics-Based Instrument for Assessing Resident Education in Evidence-Based Practice

Received 6 April 2009 ,Accepted 27 March 2010.

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PII: S1876-2859(10)00061-6

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.03.009

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 260-265 , July 2010

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