The utility of a health risk assessment in providing care for a rural free clinic population

Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Scariati, Paula D ^a,b   Williams, Cyndy ^c  

^a EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center ^*  (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250826454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17504732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-4732-1-8     Document Type: Article

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