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Impact of Primary Care Patient Visits on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preventive Care in the United States

Kevin Fiscella and Kathleen Holt
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2007, 20 (6) 587-597; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.070053
Kevin Fiscella
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