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. 2008 Dec;54(12):1655-8.

Chronicity and complexity: is what's good for the diseases always good for the patients?

Ross E G Upshur¹, Shawn Tracy

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PMID: 19074692
PMCID: PMC2602629

Review

Chronicity and complexity: is what's good for the diseases always good for the patients?

Ross E G Upshur et al. Can Fam Physician. 2008 Dec.

. 2008 Dec;54(12):1655-8.

Authors

Ross E G Upshur¹, Shawn Tracy

Affiliation

¹ Primary Care Research Unit at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada. ross.upshur@sunnybrook.ca

PMID: 19074692
PMCID: PMC2602629

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