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The Biopsychosocial Model 25 Years Later: Principles, Practice, and Scientific Inquiry

Francesc Borrell-Carrió, Anthony L. Suchman and Ronald M. Epstein
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2004, 2 (6) 576-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.245
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vol. 2 no. 6 576-582
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.245
PubMed 
15576544

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 25, 2003
  • Revision received January 28, 2004
  • Accepted for publication February 10, 2004
  • Published online December 2, 2004.

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  1. Francesc Borrell-Carrió, MD1,
  2. Anthony L. Suchman, MD2,3 and
  3. Ronald M. Epstein, MD4
  1. 1Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, CAP Cornellà, Catalonian Institute of Health (ICS), Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
  2. 2Relationship Centered Health Care, Rochester, NY
  3. 3Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
  4. 4Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Francesc Borrell-Carrió, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, CAP Cornellà, Catalonian Institute of Health (ICS), C/Bellaterra 39, 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain, 12902fbc{at}comb.es

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