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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Expansion and Streamlining of the National Health Service Corps: A Great Opportunity for Service-Minded Family Physicians
Donald E. Pathman, Byron J. Crouse, Luis F. Padilla, Theresa V. Horvath and Tam T. Nguyen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2009, 22 (5) 582-584; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.090151
Donald E. Pathman
MD, MPH
Byron J. Crouse
MD
Luis F. Padilla
MD
Theresa V. Horvath
PA-C, MPH

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 22, Issue 5
September-October 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Expansion and Streamlining of the National Health Service Corps: A Great Opportunity for Service-Minded Family Physicians
Donald E. Pathman, Byron J. Crouse, Luis F. Padilla, Theresa V. Horvath, Tam T. Nguyen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2009, 22 (5) 582-584; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.090151
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Expansion and Streamlining of the National Health Service Corps: A Great Opportunity for Service-Minded Family Physicians
Donald E. Pathman, Byron J. Crouse, Luis F. Padilla, Theresa V. Horvath, Tam T. Nguyen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2009, 22 (5) 582-584; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.090151
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