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The Emergence of Primary Care in Latin America: Reflections from the Field

William B. Ventres
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2013, 26 (2) 183-186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120138
William B. Ventres
From the Master's Program in Public Health, School of Medicine, and the Institute for Studies in History, Anthropology, and Archeology, University of El Salvador, San Salvador; and the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland.
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