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Change is not possible unless it is feasible
Dr Brian Hutchison reflects on how to improve the health care system
Nicholas Pimlott and Brian Hutchison
Canadian Family Physician November/December 2024; 70 (11-12) 753-754; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.701112753
Nicholas Pimlott
Editor of Canadian Family Physician and Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
MD PhD CCFP FCFPBrian Hutchison
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont, when this article was written. This article is being published posthumously.

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Canadian Family Physician
Vol. 70, Issue 11-12
November/December 2024
Change is not possible unless it is feasible
Nicholas Pimlott, Brian Hutchison
Canadian Family Physician Nov 2024, 70 (11-12) 753-754; DOI: 10.46747/cfp.701112753
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