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Commentary| Volume 355, ISSUE 5, P515-517, May 2018

The Troubled Spirit of Abraham Flexner

  • Anthony D. Weaver
    Correspondence
    Correspondence: Anthony D Weaver MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Rural Physician Leadership Program, 316 W. 2nd St., Morehead, KY 40351.
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    University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Rural Physician Leadership Program, Morehead, Kentucky
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Published:December 04, 2017DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2017.11.005
      My name is Abraham Flexner. You may have heard of my report. We need to talk.
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