Research ArticleOriginal Research

Specialty Differences in Initial Evaluation of Patients With Non-Acute Musculoskeletal Pain

Lisa C. Carlesso, Debbie Ehrmann Feldman and Richard L. Nahin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 618-633; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200286

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