Research ArticleOriginal Research

Regional Variation in Scope of Practice by Family Physicians

Alyssa Lambert, Sarah E. Fleischer, Omer Atac, Andrew Bazemore and Lars E. Peterson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2025, 38 (1) 28-45; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240201R1

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