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Beware of Predatory Journals: A Caution from Editors of Three Family Medicine Journals

Marjorie A. Bowman, John W. Saultz and William R. Phillips
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2018, 31 (5) 671-676; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.180197
Marjorie A. Bowman
From Department of Family Medicine and Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Kettering OH (MAB); Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (JWS); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP).
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John W. Saultz
From Department of Family Medicine and Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Kettering OH (MAB); Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (JWS); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP).
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William R. Phillips
From Department of Family Medicine and Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Kettering OH (MAB); Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (JWS); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2018, 31 (5) 671-676; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.180197

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Marjorie A. Bowman, John W. Saultz, William R. Phillips
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2018, 31 (5) 671-676; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.180197
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