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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
Bridie Fitzpatrick
2Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Lesley Grant
2Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Nai Rui Chng
3College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Alex McConnachie
4Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Andisheh Bakhshi
4Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Greg James-Rae
4Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Catherine A. O’Donnell
2Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Sally Wyke
3College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow,
United Kingdom

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