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  1. Ann Freeman Cook Ph.D.
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Cook, A.F., Hoas, H. Hide and Seek: The Elusive Rural Psychiatrist. Acad Psychiatry 31, 419–422 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.31.6.419

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