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Effectiveness of Community-Links Practitioners in Areas of High Socioeconomic Deprivation

Stewart W. Mercer, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Lesley Grant, Nai Rui Chng, Alex McConnachie, Andisheh Bakhshi, Greg James-Rae, Catherine A. O’Donnell and Sally Wyke
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2019, 17 (6) 518-525; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2429
Stewart W. Mercer
1Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Bridie Fitzpatrick
2Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Lesley Grant
2Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Nai Rui Chng
3College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Alex McConnachie
4Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Andisheh Bakhshi
4Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Greg James-Rae
4Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Catherine A. O’Donnell
2Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Sally Wyke
3College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Stewart W. Mercer, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Lesley Grant, Nai Rui Chng, Alex McConnachie, Andisheh Bakhshi, Greg James-Rae, Catherine A. O’Donnell, Sally Wyke
The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2019, 17 (6) 518-525; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2429

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The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2019, 17 (6) 518-525; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2429
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