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Editorial
. 2019 Jan;69(678):6-7.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X700325.

Social prescribing: where is the evidence?

Kerryn Husk  1 , Julian Elston  1 , Felix Gradinger  1 , Lynne Callaghan  1 , Sheena Asthana  2
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Editorial

Social prescribing: where is the evidence?

Kerryn Husk et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2019 Jan.
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