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Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Understand a Community's Primary Care Needs

Michael F. Dulin, Thomas M. Ludden, Hazel Tapp, Joshua Blackwell, Brisa Urquieta de Hernandez, Heather A. Smith and Owen J. Furuseth
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2010, 23 (1) 13-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090135
Michael F. Dulin
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Thomas M. Ludden
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Hazel Tapp
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Brisa Urquieta de Hernandez
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2010, 23 (1) 13-21; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090135

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2010, 23 (1) 13-21; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090135
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