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When It’s Time to Retire: Notes From the Afterlife

David Loxterkamp
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2018, 16 (2) 171-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2204
David Loxterkamp
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vol. 16 no. 2 171-174
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2204
PubMed 
29531112

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 10, 2017
  • Revision received September 28, 2017
  • Accepted for publication October 23, 2017
  • Published online March 12, 2018.

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  1. David Loxterkamp, MD
  1. Seaport Community Health Center, Belfast, Maine
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: David Loxterkamp, MD, Seaport Community Health Center, 53 Schoodic Drive, Belfast, ME 04915, davidloxterkamp{at}gmail.com

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