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Association of “Grit” and Satisfaction in Rural and Nonrural Doctors

Alex J. Reed, David Schmitz, Ed Baker, Ayaka Nukui and Ted Epperly
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 832-839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110044
Alex J. Reed
From the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (AJR, DS, TE); and the Center for Health Policy, Boise State University (EB, AN), Boise, Idaho.
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David Schmitz
From the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (AJR, DS, TE); and the Center for Health Policy, Boise State University (EB, AN), Boise, Idaho.
MD
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Ed Baker
From the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (AJR, DS, TE); and the Center for Health Policy, Boise State University (EB, AN), Boise, Idaho.
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Ayaka Nukui
From the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (AJR, DS, TE); and the Center for Health Policy, Boise State University (EB, AN), Boise, Idaho.
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Ted Epperly
From the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (AJR, DS, TE); and the Center for Health Policy, Boise State University (EB, AN), Boise, Idaho.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 832-839; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110044
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