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R Patterson1, P A Greenberger, L C Grammer
1Division of Allergy-Immunology, Northwest Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
In evaluation of the current Allergy-Immunology (AI) Program of the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School and in planning for the future, it appeared that our assessment of changes in the AI program since its inception might be of value to other AI academic programs. Further, we might receive suggestions from other academic AI programs, and we request such advice.
In evaluation of the current Allergy-Immunology (AI) Program of the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School and in planning for the future, it appeared that our assessment of changes in the AI program since its inception might be of value to other AI academic programs. Further, we might receive suggestions from other academic AI programs, and we request such advice.
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