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Patients' Expectations of Screening and Preventive Treatments

Ben Hudson, Abby Zarifeh, Lorraine Young and J. Elisabeth Wells
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2012, 10 (6) 495-502; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1407
Ben Hudson
1Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Abby Zarifeh
2School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Lorraine Young
3Pegasus Health Charitable Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
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J. Elisabeth Wells
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vol. 10 no. 6 495-502
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1407
PubMed 
23149525

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 23, 2011
  • Revision received February 2, 2012
  • Accepted for publication February 22, 2012
  • Published online November 12, 2012.

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  1. Ben Hudson, MRCGP, FRNZCGP1⇓,
  2. Abby Zarifeh2,
  3. Lorraine Young, DPH, PGCE3 and
  4. J. Elisabeth Wells, PhD1
  1. 1Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
  2. 2School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  3. 3Pegasus Health Charitable Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Ben Hudson, MRCGP, FRNZCGP, Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Otago, Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand ben.hudson{at}otago.ac.nz

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