Strength in Numbers: An Analysis of Team-Based Primary Care in Canada

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  • Aleksander Mihic University of Ottawa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18192/uojm.v15iS2.7527

Keywords:

primary care, team

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2025-08-05

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Vol. 15 No. S2 (2025): UOJM Commentary Contest 2024

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