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National Study on the Contribution of Family Physicians to the US Emergency Physician Workforce in 2020

Christopher L. Bennett, W. Anthony Gerard, John S. Cullen, Janice A. Espinola, Ashley F. Sullivan, Carson E. Clay and Carlos A. Camargo
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2021, 34 (6) 1221-1228; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210166
Christopher L. Bennett
From Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (CLB); Staff Emergency Physician, Lebanon, PA (WAG); Providence Valdez Medical Center, Valdez, AK (JSC); Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (JAE, AFS, CEC, CAC).
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W. Anthony Gerard
From Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (CLB); Staff Emergency Physician, Lebanon, PA (WAG); Providence Valdez Medical Center, Valdez, AK (JSC); Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (JAE, AFS, CEC, CAC).
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John S. Cullen
From Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (CLB); Staff Emergency Physician, Lebanon, PA (WAG); Providence Valdez Medical Center, Valdez, AK (JSC); Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (JAE, AFS, CEC, CAC).
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Janice A. Espinola
From Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (CLB); Staff Emergency Physician, Lebanon, PA (WAG); Providence Valdez Medical Center, Valdez, AK (JSC); Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (JAE, AFS, CEC, CAC).
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Ashley F. Sullivan
From Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (CLB); Staff Emergency Physician, Lebanon, PA (WAG); Providence Valdez Medical Center, Valdez, AK (JSC); Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (JAE, AFS, CEC, CAC).
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Carson E. Clay
From Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (CLB); Staff Emergency Physician, Lebanon, PA (WAG); Providence Valdez Medical Center, Valdez, AK (JSC); Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (JAE, AFS, CEC, CAC).
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Carlos A. Camargo Jr.
From Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA (CLB); Staff Emergency Physician, Lebanon, PA (WAG); Providence Valdez Medical Center, Valdez, AK (JSC); Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (JAE, AFS, CEC, CAC).
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Christopher L. Bennett, W. Anthony Gerard, John S. Cullen, Janice A. Espinola, Ashley F. Sullivan, Carson E. Clay, Carlos A. Camargo
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2021, 34 (6) 1221-1228; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210166

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Christopher L. Bennett, W. Anthony Gerard, John S. Cullen, Janice A. Espinola, Ashley F. Sullivan, Carson E. Clay, Carlos A. Camargo
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2021, 34 (6) 1221-1228; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210166
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