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Failing Complicated Care, What's Next?
Comorbidity: Are we prepared to care for people with chronic or complex conditions?
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"to inform. (The desired reader reaction: I didn’t know that!) ..... persuade. (Yes, I see the light!) [and otherwise] help people see things in unexpected ways. (I never thought of it that way!)"
Keller, Bill "The Latest Evolution of the Review" (NY Times 6/16/11)
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