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Less AND More Are Needed to Assess Primary Care

Rebecca S. Etz, Martha M. Gonzalez, E. Marshall Brooks and Kurt C. Stange
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2017, 30 (1) 13-15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.01.160209
Rebecca S. Etz
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RSE, MMG, EMB); Departments of Family Medicine & Community Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (KCS).
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Martha M. Gonzalez
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RSE, MMG, EMB); Departments of Family Medicine & Community Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (KCS).
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E. Marshall Brooks
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RSE, MMG, EMB); Departments of Family Medicine & Community Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (KCS).
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Kurt C. Stange
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (RSE, MMG, EMB); Departments of Family Medicine & Community Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (KCS).
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