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The Proliferation of Clinical Practice Guidelines: Professional Development or Medicine-by-Numbers?

Stephen J. Genuis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice September 2005, 18 (5) 419-425; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.5.419
Stephen J. Genuis
MD, FRCSC, DABOG
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vol. 18 no. 5 419-425
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.5.419
PubMed 
16148254

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication March 21, 2005
  • Revision received March 21, 2005
  • Published online September 7, 2005.

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  1. Stephen J. Genuis, MD, FRCSC, DABOG
  1. From the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  1. Corresponding author: Stephen Genuis, MD, FRCSC, DABOG, 2935 66th Street, Edmonton Alberta, Canada T6K 4C1 (e-mail: sgenuis{at}ualberta.ca)
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