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A Systematic Process for Recruiting Physician-Patient Dyads in Practice-based Research Networks (PBRNs)

Hubert Robitaille, France Légaré and Ghislaine Tre
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2014, 27 (6) 740-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140035

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