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Research ArticleFamily Medicine and the Health Care System

The Association Between Family Medicine Appointment Cancellations and Hospital Utilization in 2019 and 2020

Del G. Carter, Maribeth P. Williams, Benjamin J. Rooks and Peter J. Carek
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine April 2023, 36 (2) 339-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220223R3
Del G. Carter
From the College of Medicine, University of Florida (DGC); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida (MPW, BJR, PJC).
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Maribeth P. Williams
From the College of Medicine, University of Florida (DGC); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida (MPW, BJR, PJC).
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Benjamin J. Rooks
From the College of Medicine, University of Florida (DGC); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida (MPW, BJR, PJC).
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Peter J. Carek
From the College of Medicine, University of Florida (DGC); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida (MPW, BJR, PJC).
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