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Diagnosis and Management of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders in Primary Care

Karina Atwell, William Michael, Jared Dubey, Sarah James, Andrea Martonffy, Scott Anderson, Nathan Rudin and Sarina Schrager
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2021, 34 (4) 838-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200374
Karina Atwell
From Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison (KA, WM, JD, SJ, AM, SS); University of Wisconsin Department of Kinesiology, Madison (SA); Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison (NR).
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William Michael
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Andrea Martonffy
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Scott Anderson
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Nathan Rudin
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Sarina Schrager
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vol. 34 no. 4 838-848
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200374
PubMed 
34312277

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication July 21, 2020
  • Revision received November 17, 2020
  • Accepted for publication November 17, 2020
  • Published online July 26, 2021.

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© Copyright 2021 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Karina Atwell, MD, MPH,
  2. William Michael, MD,
  3. Jared Dubey, DO,
  4. Sarah James, DO,
  5. Andrea Martonffy, MD,
  6. Scott Anderson, MS,
  7. Nathan Rudin, MD and
  8. Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
  1. From Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison (KA, WM, JD, SJ, AM, SS); University of Wisconsin Department of Kinesiology, Madison (SA); Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison (NR).
  1. Corresponding author: Sarina Schrager, MD, MS, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1100 Delaplaine Ct., Madison, WI 53715 (E-mail: sbschrag{at}wisc.edu).
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Karina Atwell, William Michael, Jared Dubey, Sarah James, Andrea Martonffy, Scott Anderson, Nathan Rudin, Sarina Schrager
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2021, 34 (4) 838-848; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200374

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Karina Atwell, William Michael, Jared Dubey, Sarah James, Andrea Martonffy, Scott Anderson, Nathan Rudin, Sarina Schrager
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2021, 34 (4) 838-848; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200374
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