Primary Care Access to New Patient Appointments for California Medicaid Enrollees: A Simulated Patient Study
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Accessing primary care: a simulated patient study.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Family Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1544-1709,1544-1717
DOI: 10.1370/afm.2502