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. 2012 Aug;58(8):820-1.

Achieving optimal prescribing: what can physicians do?

Samuel Shortt  1 , Ingrid Sketris
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Achieving optimal prescribing: what can physicians do?

Samuel Shortt et al. Can Fam Physician. 2012 Aug.
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