The Brazilian Medical Association ( pt, Associação Médica Brasileira) founded in 1951, is the national class association of

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s in

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. With more than 140,000 associates, it is the second largest in the

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, just after the

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. Its official

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, ''Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira'' (), is published by

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External links

Brazilian Medical Association

References

Medical associations based in Brazil Organizations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Brazil {{med-org-stub