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Comment
. 2010 Apr 6;182(6):540-1.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.100335. Epub 2010 Mar 8.

Good prescribing: better systems and prescribers needed

Simon Maxwell  1
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Good prescribing: better systems and prescribers needed

Simon Maxwell. CMAJ. .
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