The use of provisionally licensed international medical graduates in Canada
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Retention of provisionally licensed international medical graduates: a historical cohort study of general and family physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050675