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Where the United States Falls Down and How We Might Stand Up

Robert L. Phillips
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2011, 9 (6) 483-485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1331
Robert L. Phillips Jr
MD, MSPH
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vol. 9 no. 6 483-485
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1331

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication October 7, 2011
  • Revision received October 7, 2011
  • Accepted for publication October 7, 2011
  • Published online November 14, 2011.

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© 2011 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Robert L. Phillips Jr, MD, MSPH⇓
  1. The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Robert L. Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH, The Robert Graham Center, 1350 Connecticut NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20036, bphillips{at}aafp.org

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