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Comment
. 2007 Dec;42(6 Pt 1):2252-6; discussion 2294-323.
doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00739.x.

Commentary: primary care and health outcomes: a health services research challenge

Barbara Starfield  1 , Leiyu Shi
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Commentary: primary care and health outcomes: a health services research challenge

Barbara Starfield et al. Health Serv Res. 2007 Dec.
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