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Is there an advocate in the house? The role of health care professionals in patient advocacy
- Correspondence to: Dr L Schwartz, Cancer Care Ontario, 620 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2L7; Lisa.Schwartz{at}cancercare.on.ca
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Is there an advocate in the house? The role of health care professionals in patient advocacy
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- Accepted May 25, 2001
- Revised May 22, 2001
- First published February 1, 2002.
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April 27, 2016
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