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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
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
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
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
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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