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The link between quality and accreditation of residency programs: the surveyors’ perceptions

Renato Antunes dos SantosDepartment of Education and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil;Mental Health Unit, University Hospital of Brasília, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Linda SnellMcGill’s Centre for Medical Education, Montreal, QC, Canada;Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaView further author information
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Maria do Patrocinio Tenorio NunesDiscipline of General Practice and Propaedeutic, Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, BrazilView further author information
Article: 1270093 | Received 24 May 2016, Accepted 27 Nov 2016, Published online: 13 Jan 2017

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