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Research ArticleReflections in Family Medicine

Global Family Medicine: A ‘UNIVERSAL’ Mnemonic

William B. Ventres
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2017, 30 (1) 104-108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.01.160074
William B. Ventres
From the Institute for Studies in History, Anthropology, and Archeology, University of El Salvador, San Salvador; Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR.
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