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Family Medicine in Cuba: Community-Oriented Primary Care and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Lee T. Dresang, Laurie Brebrick, Danielle Murray, Ann Shallue and Lisa Sullivan-Vedder
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice July 2005, 18 (4) 297-303; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.4.297
Lee T. Dresang
MD
Laurie Brebrick
FNP
Danielle Murray
MD
Ann Shallue
DO

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Family Medicine in Cuba: Community-Oriented Primary Care and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Lee T. Dresang, Laurie Brebrick, Danielle Murray, Ann Shallue, Lisa Sullivan-Vedder
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Jul 2005, 18 (4) 297-303; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.4.297
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