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The Homestretch | Jan 21, 2013 | 8:26

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House doctor Brian Goldman talks about a new report that looks at the state of family medicine in Canada. The Health Council of Canada's report compares how Canadian primary care physicians stack up against family physicians in nine other countries.

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