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Original Article

Comorbidity and socioeconomic deprivation: an observational study of the prevalence of comorbidity in general practice

Una Macleod Department of General Practice, University of Glasgow, Cairns Practice, Shettleston Health Centre, GlasgowCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Elizabeth Mitchell Tayside Centre for General Practice, University of Dundee, Cairns Practice, Shettleston Health Centre, Glasgow
,
Margaret Black Cairns Practice, Shettleston Health Centre, Glasgow
&
Gerald Spence Cairns Practice, Shettleston Health Centre, Glasgow
Pages 24-26 | Received 30 Apr 2003, Accepted 25 Feb 2004, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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