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Implementing a Standing Order Immunization Policy: A Minimalist Intervention

George R. Gamble, Adam O. Goldstein and Rachel S. Bearman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2008, 21 (1) 38-44; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.060179
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George R. Gamble, Adam O. Goldstein, Rachel S. Bearman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2008, 21 (1) 38-44; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.060179

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2008, 21 (1) 38-44; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.060179
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