The American board of allergy and immunology maintenance of certification program: "To do or not to do? That is the question"

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 485-488

  James, John M ^a,b   Corbett, Mark ^a,c  

^a American Board of Allergy and Immunology   (United States)

^b Respiratory Institute   (United States)

^c Allergy Care in Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 78649911170     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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