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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
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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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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