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Growing Need for Primary Care Physicians Caring for Cancer Survivors

Imam M. Xierali and William F. Rayburn
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2022, 35 (4) 708-715; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210445
Imam M. Xierali
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (IMX); University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Board Member, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Chicago, Illinois (WFR).
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William F. Rayburn
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (IMX); University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Board Member, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Chicago, Illinois (WFR).
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