OtherEvidence-Based Clinical Practice
Radiographs in the Office: Is a Second Reading Always Needed?
Paul D. Smith, Jonathan Temte, John W. Beasley and Marlon Mundt
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice July 2004, 17 (4) 256-263; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.17.4.256
Paul D. Smith
MD
Jonathan Temte
MD
John W. Beasley
MD
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Radiographs in the Office: Is a Second Reading Always Needed?
Paul D. Smith, Jonathan Temte, John W. Beasley, Marlon Mundt
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Jul 2004, 17 (4) 256-263; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.4.256
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