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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Addressing a Training Gap Through Addiction Research Education for Medical Students: Letter to the Editor

Jan KlimasSchool of Medicine and Medical Science, University CollegeDublin, Dublin, Ireland;Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;Urban Health Research Initiative, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD &
Walter CullenGraduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
, MD
Pages 3-5 | Published online: 13 Feb 2015

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