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Learning and Caring in Communities of Practice: Using Relationships and Collective Learning to Improve Primary Care for Patients with Multimorbidity

Hassan Soubhi, Elizabeth A. Bayliss, Martin Fortin, Catherine Hudon, Marjan van den Akker, Robert Thivierge, Nancy Posel and David Fleiszer
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2010, 8 (2) 170-177; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1056
Hassan Soubhi
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Elizabeth A. Bayliss
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vol. 8 no. 2 170-177
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1056
PubMed 
20212304

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 11, 2008
  • Revision received June 19, 2009
  • Accepted for publication July 23, 2009
  • Published online March 8, 2010.

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  1. Hassan Soubhi, MD, PhD1,
  2. Elizabeth A. Bayliss, MD, MSPH2,
  3. Martin Fortin, MD, MSc, CMFC1,
  4. Catherine Hudon, MD, CMFC1,
  5. Marjan van den Akker, PhD3,
  6. Robert Thivierge, MD4,
  7. Nancy Posel, RN, MEd5 and
  8. David Fleiszer, MD5
  1. 1Family Medicine Unit, University of Sherbrooke, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
  2. 2Kaiser Permanente, Denver, Colorado
  3. 3University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  4. 4University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  5. 5Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Hassan Soubhi, MD, PhD University of Sherbrooke Family Medicine Unit 305 St-Vallier Chicoutimi Quebec, Canada G7H 5H6 hassan.soubhi{at}usherbrooke.ca

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The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2010, 8 (2) 170-177; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1056

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