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Educational training requirements for general practice/family medicine specialty training: recommendations for trainees, trainers and training institutions

Nele R.M. MichelsCentre for General Practice, Department of Interdisciplinary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Roar MaagaardCentre for Health Sciences Education, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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Jo BuchananEuropean Academy of Teachers in General Practice/Family Medicine, Sheffield, UK
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Nynke ScherpbierDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Pages 322-326 | Received 05 Jul 2018, Accepted 21 Jul 2018, Published online: 12 Sep 2018

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