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One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017–2019

Diane R. Rittenhouse, Andrew W. Bazemore, Zachary J. Morgan and Lars E. Peterson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2021, 34 (5) 1033-1034; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210051
Diane R. Rittenhouse
From the Mathematica, Oakland, CA (DRR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DRR); American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (AWB, ZJM, LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care, Washington, DC (AWB); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Andrew W. Bazemore
From the Mathematica, Oakland, CA (DRR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DRR); American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (AWB, ZJM, LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care, Washington, DC (AWB); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Zachary J. Morgan
From the Mathematica, Oakland, CA (DRR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DRR); American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (AWB, ZJM, LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care, Washington, DC (AWB); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Lars E. Peterson
From the Mathematica, Oakland, CA (DRR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DRR); American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (AWB, ZJM, LEP); Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care, Washington, DC (AWB); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
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Diane R. Rittenhouse, Andrew W. Bazemore, Zachary J. Morgan, Lars E. Peterson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2021, 34 (5) 1033-1034; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210051

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Diane R. Rittenhouse, Andrew W. Bazemore, Zachary J. Morgan, Lars E. Peterson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2021, 34 (5) 1033-1034; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210051
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