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How Should Board Certification Evolve?

Warren P. Newton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2020, 33 (Supplement) S1-S9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.S1.200214
Warren P. Newton
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY and Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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