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Variation in the Ecology of Medical Care

George E. Fryer, Larry A. Green, Susan M. Dovey, Barbara P. Yawn, Robert L. Phillips and David Lanier
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2003, 1 (2) 81-89; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.52
George E. Fryer Jr
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vol. 1 no. 2 81-89
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.52
PubMed 
15040437

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 23, 2003
  • Accepted for publication February 10, 2003
  • Published online July 16, 2003.

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  1. George E. Fryer Jr, PhD1,
  2. Larry A. Green, MD1,
  3. Susan M. Dovey, PhD1,
  4. Barbara P. Yawn, MD2,
  5. Robert L. Phillips, MD1 and
  6. David Lanier, MD3
  1. 1The Robert Graham Center, American Academy of Family Physicians, Washington, DC
  2. 2Department of Research, Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, Minn
  3. 3The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: George E. Fryer, PhD The Robert Graham Center: Policy Studies in Family Practice and Primary Care 1350 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20036 Efryer{at}aafp.org
  1. A version of this paper was presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October 14, 2001, Halifax, Canada.

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