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. 1985 Jul;143(1):114–117.

How to help your patients function better.

L V Rubenstein, D R Calkins, A Fink, R T Young, P D Cleary, A M Jette, J Kosecoff, A R Davies, T L Delbanco, R H Brook
PMCID: PMC1306261  PMID: 4036111

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