What are the roles involved in establishing and maintaining informational continuity of care within family practice? A systematic review

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Crooks, Valorie A ^a   Agarwal, Gina ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 68149143114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-65     Document Type: Review

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