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Satisfaction of Family Physicians Working in Community Health Centers

Allison M. Cole, Mark Doescher, William R. Phillips, Paul Ford and Nancy G. Stevens
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2012, 25 (4) 470-476; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110295
Allison M. Cole
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
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Mark Doescher
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William R. Phillips
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Paul Ford
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Nancy G. Stevens
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
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Allison M. Cole, Mark Doescher, William R. Phillips, Paul Ford, Nancy G. Stevens
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2012, 25 (4) 470-476; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110295

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