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From Transactional Tasks to Personalized Care: A New Vision of Physicians’ Roles

David B. Reuben and Christine A. Sinsky
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2018, 16 (2) 168-169; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2203
David B. Reuben
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vol. 16 no. 2 168-169
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2203
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29531111

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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  • Received for publication August 18, 2017
  • Revision received October 30, 2017
  • Accepted for publication November 29, 2017
  • Published online March 12, 2018.

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  1. David B. Reuben, MD and
  2. Christine A. Sinsky, MD
  1. 1Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
  2. 2American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
  1. ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE TO: David B. Reuben, MD David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Division of Geriatrics 10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 2339 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1687 dreuben{at}mednet.ucla.edu

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