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Past Is Prologue: The Essential Role of Advocacy in Shaping the Future of Family Medicine Research

Winston Liaw, Sebastian T. Tong, Nina DeJonghe and Hope R. Wittenberg
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2024, 37 (Supplement2) S92-S95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230407R1
Winston Liaw
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, TX (WL); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (STT); Council of Academic Family Medicine, Washington, DC (ND).
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Sebastian T. Tong
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, TX (WL); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (STT); Council of Academic Family Medicine, Washington, DC (ND).
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Nina DeJonghe
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, TX (WL); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (STT); Council of Academic Family Medicine, Washington, DC (ND).
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Hope R. Wittenberg
From the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, TX (WL); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (STT); Council of Academic Family Medicine, Washington, DC (ND).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2024, 37 (Supplement2) S92-S95; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230407R1

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