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Colorado Family Physicians and Medical Marijuana: Has Recreational Marijuana Changed Physician Attitudes and Behaviors?

Elin C. Kondrad and Alex J. Reed
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2022, 35 (1) 102-114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210116
Elin C. Kondrad
From St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency, Denver, CO (ECK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO (AJR).
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Alex J. Reed
From St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency, Denver, CO (ECK); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO (AJR).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2022, 35 (1) 102-114; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210116
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