A comparison of patient visits to osteopathic and allopathic general and family medicine physicians: Results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2003-2004

Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Licciardone, John C ^a  

^a University of North Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

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EID: 34250870061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17504732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-4732-1-2     Document Type: Article

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