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. 2022 Dec 1;150(6):1369e-1370e.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009711. Epub 2022 Oct 3.

Evaluating the ACAPS Standardized Letter of Recommendation for Application to Plastic Surgery Residency: Usefulness and Patterns

Philip D Tolley  1 , Jenny L Yu, Daniel Y Cho, Nikki Thrikutam, Danielle Eble, Johnathan Shih, Vanessa Leonhard, Jeffrey Friedrich
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Evaluating the ACAPS Standardized Letter of Recommendation for Application to Plastic Surgery Residency: Usefulness and Patterns

Philip D Tolley et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. .
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