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Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Self Assessment Modules (SAMs): The First Year
Michael D. Hagen, Douglas J. Ivins, James C. Puffer, Jason Rinaldo, Guy H. Roussel, Walton Sumner and Jinzhong Xu
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine July 2006, 19 (4) 398-403; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.4.398
Michael D. Hagen
MD
Douglas J. Ivins
MD, MS
James C. Puffer
MD
Jason Rinaldo
PhD
Guy H. Roussel
MD
Walton Sumner
MD

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
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Vol. 19, Issue 4
July-August 2006
Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Self Assessment Modules (SAMs): The First Year
Michael D. Hagen, Douglas J. Ivins, James C. Puffer, Jason Rinaldo, Guy H. Roussel, Walton Sumner, Jinzhong Xu
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2006, 19 (4) 398-403; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.4.398
Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Self Assessment Modules (SAMs): The First Year
Michael D. Hagen, Douglas J. Ivins, James C. Puffer, Jason Rinaldo, Guy H. Roussel, Walton Sumner, Jinzhong Xu
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2006, 19 (4) 398-403; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.4.398
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