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Relationship of Training in Acupuncture to Physician Burnout

Paul F. Crawford, Jedda Rupert, Jeremy T. Jackson, Stevan Walkowski and Christy J. W. Ledford
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2019, 32 (2) 259-263; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.02.180204
Paul F. Crawford III
From the Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD (PFC, CJWL); Nellis Family Medicine Residency, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (PFC, JR); Military Primary Care Research Network, Bethesda (JTJ); Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH (SW).
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Jedda Rupert
From the Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD (PFC, CJWL); Nellis Family Medicine Residency, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (PFC, JR); Military Primary Care Research Network, Bethesda (JTJ); Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH (SW).
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Jeremy T. Jackson
From the Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD (PFC, CJWL); Nellis Family Medicine Residency, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (PFC, JR); Military Primary Care Research Network, Bethesda (JTJ); Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH (SW).
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Stevan Walkowski
From the Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD (PFC, CJWL); Nellis Family Medicine Residency, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (PFC, JR); Military Primary Care Research Network, Bethesda (JTJ); Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH (SW).
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Christy J. W. Ledford
From the Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD (PFC, CJWL); Nellis Family Medicine Residency, Nellis Air Force Base, NV (PFC, JR); Military Primary Care Research Network, Bethesda (JTJ); Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH (SW).
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