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PRESSS: A New Patient-Centered Name for an Old Problem

William Ventres
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2021, 34 (5) 1030-1032; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.200647
William Ventres
From the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (WV).
MD, MA
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