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Editorial
. 2013 Apr 16;158(8):628-9.
doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-8-201304160-00008.

Contextualizing patient-centered care to fulfill its promise of better health outcomes: beyond who, what, and why

Editorial

Contextualizing patient-centered care to fulfill its promise of better health outcomes: beyond who, what, and why

Hanan J Aboumatar et al. Ann Intern Med. .
No abstract available

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