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Community Size and Organization of Practice Predict Family Physician Recertification Success

Bradley M. Schulte, David M. Mannino, Kenneth D. Royal, Sabrina L. Brown, Lars E. Peterson and James C. Puffer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 383-390; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130016
Bradley M. Schulte
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (LEP, JCP), College of Medicine (BMS), and the Departments of Epidemiology (SLB) and Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health (DMM), College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington; the Department of Family Medicine (KDR), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, JCP).
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David M. Mannino
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (LEP, JCP), College of Medicine (BMS), and the Departments of Epidemiology (SLB) and Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health (DMM), College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington; the Department of Family Medicine (KDR), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, JCP).
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Kenneth D. Royal
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (LEP, JCP), College of Medicine (BMS), and the Departments of Epidemiology (SLB) and Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health (DMM), College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington; the Department of Family Medicine (KDR), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, JCP).
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Sabrina L. Brown
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (LEP, JCP), College of Medicine (BMS), and the Departments of Epidemiology (SLB) and Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health (DMM), College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington; the Department of Family Medicine (KDR), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, JCP).
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Lars E. Peterson
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (LEP, JCP), College of Medicine (BMS), and the Departments of Epidemiology (SLB) and Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health (DMM), College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington; the Department of Family Medicine (KDR), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, JCP).
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James C. Puffer
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (LEP, JCP), College of Medicine (BMS), and the Departments of Epidemiology (SLB) and Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health (DMM), College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington; the Department of Family Medicine (KDR), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, JCP).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 383-390; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130016

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 383-390; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130016
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