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Critical Factors to Practicing Medical Acupuncture in Family Medicine: Patient and Physician Perspectives

Christy J. W. Ledford, Carla L. Fisher, David A. Moss and Paul F. Crawford
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2018, 31 (2) 236-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170381
Christy J. W. Ledford
From the Department of Family Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (CJWL); College of Journalism & Communications, STEM Translational Communication Center, University of Florida (UF) Health Cancer Center; UF Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (CLF); Nellis Air Force Family Medicine Residency Program, Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (DAM, PFC).
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Carla L. Fisher
From the Department of Family Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (CJWL); College of Journalism & Communications, STEM Translational Communication Center, University of Florida (UF) Health Cancer Center; UF Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (CLF); Nellis Air Force Family Medicine Residency Program, Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (DAM, PFC).
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David A. Moss
From the Department of Family Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (CJWL); College of Journalism & Communications, STEM Translational Communication Center, University of Florida (UF) Health Cancer Center; UF Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (CLF); Nellis Air Force Family Medicine Residency Program, Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (DAM, PFC).
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Paul F. Crawford III
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vol. 31 no. 2 236-242
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170381
PubMed 
29535240

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication September 19, 2017
  • Revision received November 16, 2017
  • Accepted for publication November 28, 2017
  • Published online March 13, 2018.

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© Copyright 2018 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Christy J. W. Ledford, PhD,
  2. Carla L. Fisher, PhD,
  3. David A. Moss, MD and
  4. Paul F. Crawford III, MD
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (CJWL); College of Journalism & Communications, STEM Translational Communication Center, University of Florida (UF) Health Cancer Center; UF Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (CLF); Nellis Air Force Family Medicine Residency Program, Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (DAM, PFC).
  1. Corresponding author: Christy J. W. Ledford, PhD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 (E-mail: christian.ledford{at}usuhs.edu).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2018, 31 (2) 236-242; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170381

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Christy J. W. Ledford, Carla L. Fisher, David A. Moss, Paul F. Crawford
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2018, 31 (2) 236-242; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170381
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