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What Is the AAFP's Political Action Committee Fighting For?

Joshua J. Fenton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 948-950; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190111
Joshua J. Fenton
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California–Davis, Sacramento, CA.
MD, MPH
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