The Affordable Care Act: unprecedented opportunities for family physicians and public health.

Ann Fam Med

Public Health Policy & Management Section, Center for Rural Health, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Published: May 2014

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