American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 1 , Pages 19.e1-19.e3 , July 2010

A unique solution to solve the pending medical school tuition crisis

  • Louis Weinstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Honor Wolfe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Received 27 July 2009 ,Revised 4 September 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Weinstein L, Wolfe H. A unique solution to solve the pending medical school tuition crisis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:19.e1-3.

PII: S0002-9378(09)02139-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.019

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 1 , Pages 19.e1-19.e3 , July 2010

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