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Swimming Against the Tide: Primary Care Physicians’ Views on Deprescribing in Everyday Practice

Katharine A. Wallis, Abby Andrews and Michelle Henderson
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2017, 15 (4) 341-346; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2094
Katharine A. Wallis
Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
MBChB, PhD, MBHL, FRNZCGP
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Abby Andrews
Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Michelle Henderson
Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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vol. 15 no. 4 341-346
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2094
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28694270

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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  • Received for publication September 13, 2016
  • Revision received January 5, 2017
  • Accepted for publication February 22, 2017
  • Published online July 10, 2017.

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  1. Katharine A. Wallis, MBChB, PhD, MBHL, FRNZCGP⇑,
  2. Abby Andrews and
  3. Michelle Henderson
  1. Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Katharine A. Wallis, Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand, k.wallis{at}auckland.ac.nz

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