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Do Clinical Guidelines Still Make Sense? No

Ross E.G. Upshur
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2014, 12 (3) 202-203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1654
Ross E.G. Upshur
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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vol. 12 no. 3 202-203
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1654
PubMed 
24821890

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 20, 2014
  • Accepted for publication March 25, 2014
  • Published online May 12, 2014.

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  1. Ross E.G. Upshur⇑
  1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Ross E. G. Upshur, Clinical Research in Complexity Services, Bridgepoint Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Dalla Lana, School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Room A2.34 14 St. Matthews Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4M 2B5, ross.upshur{at}gmail.com

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