Research ArticleSpecial Communication

The Importance of Primary Care Research in Understanding Health Inequities in the United States

John Heintzman and Miguel Marino
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2021, 34 (4) 849-852; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.210060

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