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If formal CME is ineffective, why do physicians still participate?

P.J. McLeod McGill University Centre for Medical Education, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A.H. McLeod McGill University Centre for Medical Education, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pages 184-186 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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