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The Inverse Care Law: Clinical Primary Care Encounters in Deprived and Affluent Areas of Scotland

Stewart W. Mercer and Graham C. M. Watt
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2007, 5 (6) 503-510; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.778
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vol. 5 no. 6 503-510
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.778
PubMed 
18025487

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication February 14, 2007
  • Revision received July 24, 2007
  • Accepted for publication July 27, 2007
  • Published online November 19, 2007.

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  1. Stewart W. Mercer, MBChB, PhD and
  2. Graham C. M. Watt, MBChB, MD
  1. General Practice and Primary Care, Division of Community-Based Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Stewart W. Mercer, MBChB, PhD, General Practice and Primary Care, Division of Community-Based Sciences, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Rd, Glasgow G12 9LX Scotland, sm83z{at}clinmed.gla.ac.uk

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