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Perspectives on the quality and utility of letters conforming to the AAIM guidelines

Christopher Williamsa Behavioral and Public Health, University of MD, College Park, MD, USA
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Richard Alweisb Medical Education, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4747-8066
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Teresa Rothc Medical Education, Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
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Vera Lutherd Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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James Pilee Medicine, Metrohealth Campus of Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Stephanie Elkinsf Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA
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Srikanth Nagallag Medicine, Miami Cancer Institute of Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA
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Elaine A. Muchmoreh Medicine (Emeritus), University of California, San Diego,La Jolla, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 175-179 | Received 11 Dec 2020, Accepted 14 Jan 2021, Published online: 23 Mar 2021

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