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Improving the Health of Patients and Communities: Evolving Practice-based Research (PBR) and Collaborations

Kevin Fiscella
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2017, 30 (5) 562-566; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.05.170285
Kevin Fiscella
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY.
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