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. 2017 Oct 10;189(40):E1250-E1251.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170694.

Reviving a national prevention agenda is key to sustainability of health care in Canada

Robert Strang  1 , Perry Kendall  2 , Andre Corriveau  2 ; provincial/territorial chief medical officers of health with the exception of Quebec
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Reviving a national prevention agenda is key to sustainability of health care in Canada

Robert Strang et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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