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Professional Loneliness and the Loss of the Doctors’ Dining Room

John J. Frey
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2018, 16 (5) 461-463; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2284
John J. Frey III
Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
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vol. 16 no. 5 461-463
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2284
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30201644

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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 February 22, 2018
  • Revision received April 16, 2018
  • Accepted for publication May 2, 2018
  • Published online September 10, 2018.

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  1. John J. Frey III, MD⇑
  1. Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: John J. Frey III, MD, Emeritus Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 8 Avenida de La Scala, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506, john.frey{at}fammed.wisc.edu

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