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The Generalist Approach

Kurt C. Stange
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2009, 7 (3) 198-203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1003
Kurt C. Stange
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vol. 7 no. 3 198-203
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1003
PubMed 
19433836

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Published online May 11, 2009.

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  1. Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD, Editor

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