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When Do Older Patients Change Primary Care Physicians?

James W. Mold, George E. Fryer and A. Michelle Roberts
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice November 2004, 17 (6) 453-460; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.17.6.453
James W. Mold
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