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POCUS: Is It Time? … And Is There Time?

Stephen T. Erickson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2025, 38 (6) 958-961; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240422R1
Stephen T. Erickson
From the Jefferson Healthcare, 934 Sheridan St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 (STE).
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