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A global perspective

Opportunities for internists to contribute to and learn from international health collaboration

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  1. the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Kathryn J. Bennett MSc, Victor R. Neufeld MD, MA & Peter Tugwell MD, MSc

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Bennett, K.J., Neufeld, V.R. & Tugwell, P. A global perspective. J Gen Intern Med 3, 171–176 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02596127

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