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Emergence of Gun Violence as a Patient Priority

E. Marshall Brooks, Sebastian T. Tong, Alex H. Krist and Anton J. Kuzel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine October 2022, 35 (5) 961-967; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.05.210283
E. Marshall Brooks
From Virginia Commonwealth University (EMB, AHK, AJK); University of Washington (STT).
PhD
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Sebastian T. Tong
From Virginia Commonwealth University (EMB, AHK, AJK); University of Washington (STT).
MD, MPH
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Alex H. Krist
From Virginia Commonwealth University (EMB, AHK, AJK); University of Washington (STT).
MD, MPH
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Anton J. Kuzel
From Virginia Commonwealth University (EMB, AHK, AJK); University of Washington (STT).
MD, MHPE
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E. Marshall Brooks, Sebastian T. Tong, Alex H. Krist, Anton J. Kuzel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Oct 2022, 35 (5) 961-967; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.05.210283

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E. Marshall Brooks, Sebastian T. Tong, Alex H. Krist, Anton J. Kuzel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Oct 2022, 35 (5) 961-967; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.05.210283
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