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Tamara S Ritsema1, James F Cawley, Noël Smith

  • 1In the PA program at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Tamara S. Ritsema is an assistant professor and James F. Cawley is a professor of prevention and community health. Noël Smith is a senior director at the American Academy of PAs in Alexandria, Va. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

JAAPA : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
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