Research ArticleOriginal Research

Patient Satisfaction With Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care Provided By Family Physicians

Amardeep Thind, Yihang Liu and Rose C. Maly
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2011, 24 (6) 710-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100288

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