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Recognizing Culturally Related Findings on Refugee Physical Examinations

Ellen Einterz
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2018, 31 (4) 653-657; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.04.170375
Ellen Einterz
From Marion County Public Health Department, and Indiana University School of Medicine and Fairbanks School of Public Health Indianapolis, Indiana.
MD, MPH&TM
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