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Primary Care Physician Roles in Health Centers with Oral Health Care Units

Hannah L. Maxey, Connor W. Norwood and Donald L. Weaver
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2017, 30 (4) 491-504; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170106
Hannah L. Maxey
From the Department of Family Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (HLM, CWN); the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indianapolis, IN (HLM, CWN); and the National Association of Community Health Centers, Bethesda, MD (DLW).
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Connor W. Norwood
From the Department of Family Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (HLM, CWN); the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indianapolis, IN (HLM, CWN); and the National Association of Community Health Centers, Bethesda, MD (DLW).
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Donald L. Weaver
From the Department of Family Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (HLM, CWN); the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indianapolis, IN (HLM, CWN); and the National Association of Community Health Centers, Bethesda, MD (DLW).
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