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Validation of the Diagnostic Algorithms for 5 Chronic Conditions in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN): A Kingston Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Report

Amjed Kadhim-Saleh, Michael Green, Tyler Williamson, Duncan Hunter and Richard Birtwhistle
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2013, 26 (2) 159-167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120183
Amjed Kadhim-Saleh
From the Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology (AK-S, MG, DH) and Family Medicine (MG, DH, TW, RB), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
BHSc, MSc
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Michael Green
From the Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology (AK-S, MG, DH) and Family Medicine (MG, DH, TW, RB), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Tyler Williamson
From the Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology (AK-S, MG, DH) and Family Medicine (MG, DH, TW, RB), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Duncan Hunter
From the Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology (AK-S, MG, DH) and Family Medicine (MG, DH, TW, RB), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Richard Birtwhistle
From the Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology (AK-S, MG, DH) and Family Medicine (MG, DH, TW, RB), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 26 (2) 159-167; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120183

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Amjed Kadhim-Saleh, Michael Green, Tyler Williamson, Duncan Hunter, Richard Birtwhistle
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 26 (2) 159-167; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120183
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