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Family Physician Geriatricians Do Mostly Geriatric Care: Is This a Problem for Our Specialty?

Kenneth Brummel-Smith
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2015, 28 (3) 311-313; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.150090
Kenneth Brummel-Smith
From the Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee.
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