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Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians

Lars E. Peterson, Bo Fang, James C. Puffer and Andrew W. Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2018, 31 (2) 181-182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170359
Lars E. Peterson
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, BF, JCP); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AWB).
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Bo Fang
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, BF, JCP); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AWB).
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James C. Puffer
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, BF, JCP); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AWB).
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Andrew W. Bazemore
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, BF, JCP); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AWB).
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Lars E. Peterson, Bo Fang, James C. Puffer, Andrew W. Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2018, 31 (2) 181-182; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170359

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