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. 2018 Sep 24;190(38):E1122-E1123.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.181151.

Managing frailty in primary care: evidence gaps cannot be ignored

Sathya Karunananthan  1 , Howard Bergman  2
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Managing frailty in primary care: evidence gaps cannot be ignored

Sathya Karunananthan et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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  • CMAJ. 190:E1134.

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