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. 2017 Jul;93(1101):436.
doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-134994. Epub 2017 May 10.

Board certification in Japan: corruption and near-collapse of reform

Kentaro Iwata  1 , Daniel J Mosby  1 , Michiko Sakane  2
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Board certification in Japan: corruption and near-collapse of reform

Kentaro Iwata et al. Postgrad Med J. 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Board certification; Japan.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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