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Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining

Aimee R. Eden, Zachary J. Morgan, Anuradha Jetty and Lars E. Peterson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2020, 33 (6) 830-831; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200089
Aimee R. Eden
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (ARE, ZJM, LEP); Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AJ); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Zachary J. Morgan
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (ARE, ZJM, LEP); Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AJ); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Anuradha Jetty
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (ARE, ZJM, LEP); Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AJ); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Lars E. Peterson
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (ARE, ZJM, LEP); Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AJ); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Aimee R. Eden, Zachary J. Morgan, Anuradha Jetty, Lars E. Peterson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2020, 33 (6) 830-831; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200089

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2020, 33 (6) 830-831; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200089
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