The value of family medicine: An impossible job, done impossibly well

Affiliations

¹ Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
² Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
³ Family physician practising in Collingwood, Ont.
⁴ Family physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
⁵ Director of Programs and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Michael R Kolber et al. Can Fam Physician. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;69(4):269-270.

doi: 10.46747/cfp.6904269.

¹ Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
² Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
³ Family physician practising in Collingwood, Ont.
⁴ Family physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
⁵ Director of Programs and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

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Family medicine drives improvement in diabetes care.
Lau D, Nandiwada S, Manca DP, Yeung RO. Lau D, et al. Can Fam Physician. 2023 Jul;69(7):452. doi: 10.46747/cfp.6907452. Can Fam Physician. 2023. PMID: 37451993 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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