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The Minority Tax: Stories from Family Physicians

Zuleica Santiago-Delgado, Namita Bhardwaj, Winfred T. Frazier, Ashley Collazo, N. Ogechi Abara and Kendall M. Campbell
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2024, 37 (5) 969-973; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230495R1
Zuleica Santiago-Delgado
From the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (ZSD); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (NB); MPH University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (WTF); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (AC); Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma AZ (NOA); University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ (NOA); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Namita Bhardwaj
From the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (ZSD); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (NB); MPH University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (WTF); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (AC); Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma AZ (NOA); University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ (NOA); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Winfred T. Frazier
From the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (ZSD); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (NB); MPH University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (WTF); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (AC); Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma AZ (NOA); University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ (NOA); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Ashley Collazo
From the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (ZSD); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (NB); MPH University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (WTF); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (AC); Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma AZ (NOA); University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ (NOA); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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N. Ogechi Abara
From the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (ZSD); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (NB); MPH University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (WTF); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (AC); Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma AZ (NOA); University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ (NOA); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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Kendall M. Campbell
From the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (ZSD); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (NB); MPH University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (WTF); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (AC); Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma AZ (NOA); University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ (NOA); University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (KMC).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2024, 37 (5) 969-973; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230495R1
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