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Use of Point-of-Care Tests (POCTs) by US Primary Care Physicians

Augustine J. Sohn, John M. Hickner and Fasika Alem
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 371-376; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150249
Augustine J. Sohn
the Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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John M. Hickner
the Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Fasika Alem
the Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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