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Comparison of Medical Diagnoses among Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex-Partnered Patients

Katie M. Heiden-Rootes, Joanne Salas, Jeffrey F. Scherrer, F. David Schneider and Craig W. Smith
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2016, 29 (6) 688-693; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.06.160047
Katie M. Heiden-Rootes
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
PhD, LMFT
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Joanne Salas
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
MPH
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Jeffrey F. Scherrer
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
PhD
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F. David Schneider
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
MD, MSPH
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Craig W. Smith
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2016, 29 (6) 688-693; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.06.160047

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