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Effective physician-patient communication and health outcomes: a review

M. A. Stewart
CMAJ May 01, 1995 152 (9) 1423-1433;
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vol. 152 no. 9 1423-1433
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  1. Thames Valley Family Practice Research Unit, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London.

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