Review ArticleClinical Review
Primary Care for Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Joanne E. Wilkinson and Mary C. Cerreto
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 215-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070197

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Primary Care for Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Joanne E. Wilkinson, Mary C. Cerreto
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 215-222; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070197
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