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The Distressed State of Primary Care in Virginia Pre-Medicaid Expansion and Pre-Pandemic

E. Marshall Brooks, Alison Huffstetler, Jacqueline Britz, Benjamin Webel, Paulette Lail Kashiri, Alicia Richards, Roy Sabo, Kristen O'Loughlin, Peter Cunningham, Andrew Barnes, Tony Kuzel and Alex H. Krist
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2021, 34 (6) 1189-1202; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210046

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