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LANGE Q&A
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Yashesh Patel, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
University of Toronto
Division of General Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Barry J. Goldlist, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Professor and Head
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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Assistant Professor
University of Toronto
Division of General Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Barry J. Goldlist, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Professor and Head
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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