Commentary: The teaching community health center: An idea whose time has come

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1648-1650

  Reynolds, P Preston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84871063524     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318272cbc8     Document Type: Review

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