Does the C in CME stand for "continuing" or " commercial"? [4]

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 160-162

  Lexchin, Joel ^a   Cassels, Alan ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; LETTER; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 12444344635     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041329     Document Type: Letter

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