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Threads and Yarns: Weaving the Tapestry of Comorbidity

Barbara Starfield
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2006, 4 (2) 101-103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.524
Barbara Starfield
MD, MPH
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vol. 4 no. 2 101-103
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.524
PubMed 
16569711

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 27, 2006
  • Accepted for publication January 30, 2006
  • Published online March 28, 2006.

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© 2006 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH
  1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, 624 North Broadway, Room 452, Baltimore, MD 21205, bstarfie{at}jhsph.edu

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