Sustaining the 4 principles of family medicine in Canada;La persistance des 4 principes de la médecine familiale au Canada

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Rosser, Walter ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EDITORIAL; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY;

CANADA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 33845708156     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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