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ABFM Journal Club's Focus on Critical Appraisal of Full Research Articles Is Misplaced

Kenneth W. Lin, Henry C. Barry, Mark H. Ebell, Roland Grad, Allen F. Shaughnessy, Jay Siwek and David C. Slawson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2021, 34 (2) 452-453; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200520
Kenneth W. Lin
Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, 2245 East 1700 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, and
MD, MPH
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Henry C. Barry
Department of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
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Mark H. Ebell
University of Georgia College of Public Health
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Roland Grad
McGill University, Department of Family Medicine
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Allen F. Shaughnessy
Tufts University
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Jay Siwek
Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine
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David C. Slawson
Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2021, 34 (2) 452-453; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200520
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