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Physician-Elder Interaction in Community Family Practice

Edward J. Callahan, Kurt C. Stange, Stephen J. Zyzanski, Meredith A. Goodwin, Susan A. Flocke and Klea D. Bertakis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice January 2004, 17 (1) 19-25; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.17.1.19
Edward J. Callahan
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Kurt C. Stange
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Stephen J. Zyzanski
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Meredith A. Goodwin
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Susan A. Flocke
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Klea D. Bertakis
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Edward J. Callahan, Kurt C. Stange, Stephen J. Zyzanski, Meredith A. Goodwin, Susan A. Flocke, Klea D. Bertakis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Jan 2004, 17 (1) 19-25; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.1.19

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Jan 2004, 17 (1) 19-25; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.1.19
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