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Original Research

Very Short Answer Questions: A Novel Approach To Summative Assessments In Pathology

Amir H Sam1 Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9599-9069
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Emilia Peleva1 Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1783-9860
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Chee Yeen Fung1 Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Nicki Cohen2 King’s College London, London, UK
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Emyr W Benbow3 University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Karim Meeran1 Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 943-948 | Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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