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Performance on the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination by Country of Medical Training

John L. Falcone and Donald B. Middleton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2013, 26 (1) 78-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.01.120207
John L. Falcone
From the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Surgery (JLF); and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Hospital, Department of Family Medicine (DBM), Pittsburgh, PA.
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Donald B. Middleton
From the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Surgery (JLF); and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Hospital, Department of Family Medicine (DBM), Pittsburgh, PA.
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