Research ArticleOriginal Research

Interdisciplinary Primary Care Team Expertise and Diabetes Care Management

Chris Miller-Rosales and Hector P. Rodriguez
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2021, 34 (1) 151-161; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200187

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