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How we developed Doctors speak up: An evidence-based language and communication skills open access resource for international medical graduates

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How we developed Doctors speak up : An evidence-based language and communication skills open access resource for international medical graduates. / Woodward-Kron, Robyn; Fraser, Catriona; Pill, John et al.

In: Medical Teacher, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2015, p. 31-33.

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Woodward-Kron, R, Fraser, C, Pill, J & Flynn, E 2015, 'How we developed Doctors speak up: An evidence-based language and communication skills open access resource for international medical graduates', Medical Teacher, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 31-33. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2014.909584

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Woodward-Kron, R., Fraser, C., Pill, J., & Flynn, E. (2015). How we developed Doctors speak up: An evidence-based language and communication skills open access resource for international medical graduates. Medical Teacher, 37(1), 31-33. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2014.909584

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Woodward-Kron R, Fraser C, Pill J, Flynn E. How we developed Doctors speak up: An evidence-based language and communication skills open access resource for international medical graduates. Medical Teacher. 2015;37(1):31-33. Epub 2014 May 6. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.909584

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Woodward-Kron, Robyn ; Fraser, Catriona ; Pill, John et al. / How we developed Doctors speak up : An evidence-based language and communication skills open access resource for international medical graduates. In: Medical Teacher. 2015 ; Vol. 37, No. 1. pp. 31-33.

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