Ambulatory Training for Primary Care General Internists: Innovation With the Affordable Care Act in Mind
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Graduate Medical Education
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1949-8357,1949-8349
DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-14-00119.1