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Why Physician Guidance Matters: A Night of Neuralgia, Meningitis, and WebMD

Anson Au
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2019, 17 (5) 462-464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2414
Anson Au
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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vol. 17 no. 5 462-464
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2414
PubMed 
31501210

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 10, 2018
  • Revision received March 14, 2019
  • Accepted for publication April 9, 2019
  • Published online September 9, 2019.

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  1. Anson Au, MSc, FRAS⇑
  1. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Anson Au, MSc, FRAS 725 Spadina Avenue Department of Sociology, University of Toronto Toronto, ON M5S 2J4 Canada anson.au{at}mail.utoronto.ca

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