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Relationship between the learning style preferences of medical students and academic achievement

Turky H. Almigbal
Saudi Medical Journal March 2015, 36 (3) 349-355; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.3.10320
Turky H. Almigbal
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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