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From Specialty-Based to Practice-Based: A New Blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine Cognitive Examination

Thomas E. Norris, Richard J. Rovinelli, James C. Puffer, Jason Rinaldo and David W. Price
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice November 2005, 18 (6) 546-554; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.6.546
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Nov 2005, 18 (6) 546-554; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.6.546
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