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☆Funding: No funder or sponsor was involved in the design or conduct of this study; with the collection, management, analysis or interpretation of the data; or with the preparation, review or approval of this manuscript. The author gratefully acknowledges the support of the Clinician Scholar Program of the University of British Columbia, Department of Family Practice, during the preparation of this manuscript.
☆☆Disclosure of interests: none.
