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Editorial
. 2017 Jun;63(6):422.

Fake medical news: Is it better to be treated by a male physician or a female physician?

Roger Ladouceur
Editorial

Fake medical news: Is it better to be treated by a male physician or a female physician?

Roger Ladouceur. Can Fam Physician. 2017 Jun.
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