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Family Medicine’s Identity: Being Generalists in a Specialist Culture?

Howard F. Stein
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2006, 4 (5) 455-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.556
Howard F. Stein
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vol. 4 no. 5 455-459
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.556
PubMed 
17003148

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 27, 2005
  • Revision received December 30, 2005
  • Accepted for publication January 16, 2006
  • Published online September 26, 2006.

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  1. Howard F. Stein, PhD
  1. Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Howard F. Stein, PhD, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, 900 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, howard-stein{at}ouhsc.edu

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