Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 8 , Pages 779-783 , August 2006

Family practices registration networks contributed to primary care research

,Accepted 30 August 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(06)00173-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.022

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 8 , Pages 779-783 , August 2006

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