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Canada responds: an explosion in doctors’ health awareness, promotion and intervention

Derek G Puddester
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06337.x
Published online: 4 October 2004

Prevention and intervention programs are up and running, but the work is far from over


  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.


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