Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 354-359 , November 2008

Use of a Web-Based Game to Teach Pediatric Content to Medical Students

Received 2 October 2007 ,Accepted 21 July 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00166-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.07.007

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 354-359 , November 2008