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Arizona Project Trains Rural Clinics to Triage & Refer Rheumatic Disease Cases

  |  Issue: May 2019  |  

Linda Childers is a health writer located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

References

  1. Arthritis in rural America. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. (n.d.).
  2. Rheumatic disease report card: Raising the grade on rheumatology care in America. American College of Rheumatology. 2018..
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  4. Public Law No: 114-270. Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO Act). 2016 Dec 14.

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