Research ArticleOriginal Research

Veterans' Likelihood of Reporting Cardiovascular Disease

Ramon Hinojosa
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2019, 32 (1) 50-57; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.01.180148

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