Clinical communication training in continuing medical education: possible, do-able and done?

Editorial

Jonathan Silverman. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Aug.

. 2011 Aug;84(2):141-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.05.026. Epub 2011 Jun 22.

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