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The Numbers Quandary in Family Medicine Obstetrics

Anne Worth
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2018, 31 (1) 167-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.01.170378
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Columbus, OH
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