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The Communication Patterns of Internal Medicine and Family Practice Physicians
Michael Paasche-Orlow and Debra Roter
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice November 2003, 16 (6) 485-493; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.6.485

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The Communication Patterns of Internal Medicine and Family Practice Physicians
Michael Paasche-Orlow, Debra Roter
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Nov 2003, 16 (6) 485-493; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.6.485
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