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A Culture of Care: The French Approach to Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management

Colleen O'Brien Cherry, Olivier Steichen, Anjali Mathew, Didier Duhot, Gilles Hebbrecht and Richard J. Schuster
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2012, 25 (4) 477-486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110296
Colleen O'Brien Cherry
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Olivier Steichen
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Anjali Mathew
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Didier Duhot
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2012, 25 (4) 477-486; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110296
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