Research ArticleOriginal Research
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
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Impact of Primary Care Patient Visits on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preventive Care in the United States
Kevin Fiscella, Kathleen Holt
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2007, 20 (6) 587-597; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.070053
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