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Monday, August 31, 2009

Alternatives to evidence based medicine

Clever. My favorite is international units of piety.

Posted by Joel Topf

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Joel Topf, MD

I am a board certified clinical nephrologist in Detroit. I work for a multispecialty practice, St Clair Specialty Physicians. I am part of the faculty for The St John Hospital and Medical Center Nephrology Fellowship. I see patients at St Johns Moross and in Farmington Hills.

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