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The Use of Medical Scribes in Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Future Directions

Cameron G. Shultz and Heather L. Holmstrom
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2015, 28 (3) 371-381; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140224
Cameron G. Shultz
the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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