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Original Research

Maximizing the acquisition of core communication skills at the start of medical training

Hasan Mohiaddin1 Faculty of Medicine, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anam Malik1 Faculty of Medicine, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, UK
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Ged M Murtagh2 Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, St Mary’s Campus, Imperial College London, LondonW2 1BL, UK
Pages 727-735 | Published online: 27 Aug 2019

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