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Does the Continued Use of the MCAT Hinder Care for Minority Patients?

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Rodríguez, J.E., Campbell, K.M. Does the Continued Use of the MCAT Hinder Care for Minority Patients?. J Immigrant Minority Health 17, 981–982 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-014-0054-3

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