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Trends in Physician House Calls to Medicare Beneficiaries

Lars E. Peterson, Steven H. Landers and Andrew Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 862-868; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120046
Lars E. Peterson
From The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); the VNA Health Group, Red Bank, NJ (SHL); and The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB).
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Steven H. Landers
From The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); the VNA Health Group, Red Bank, NJ (SHL); and The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB).
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Andrew Bazemore
From The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); the VNA Health Group, Red Bank, NJ (SHL); and The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB).
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