WriteSim TCExam--an open source text simulation environment for training novice researchers in scientific writing.

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Published in BMC Med Educ on May 28, 2010

Authors

Jatin Shah1, Dimple Rajgor, Meenakshi Vaghasia, Amruta Phadtare, Shreyasee Pradhan, Elias Carvalho, Ricardo Pietrobon

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Research, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, (8-College Road), Singapore, (169857), Singapore.

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