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Doctors advised to adopt conservative prescribing habits
Physicians should think twice before jotting a prescription for nearly every patient they see, according to a study published online June 13, 2011 in Archives of Internal Medicine.

Meeting The Need for Primary Care Physicians Under Expanded Health Care
http://policymatters.net/?p=776

A new study says Oklahoma will have a shortage of primary care physicians by 2014
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-faces-challenges-in-supplying-enough-primary-care-doctors-to-meet-health-care-reform/article/3585081

Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-faces-challenges-in-supplying-enough-primary-care-doctors-to-meet-health-care-reform/article/3585081#ixzz1S06MpZ1u

"Adverse Drug Events in U.S. Adult Ambulatory Medical Care," Health Services Research, published online May 10 (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21554271)

Reuters on over prescribing: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/13/us-hold-those-drugs-doctor-idUSTRE75C5K720110613

National Institute on Drug Abuse:  http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/hospitalvisits.html 

Body mass index: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ 

Federal Register Health and Public Welfare    http://www.federalregister.gov/health-and-public-welfare

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
10. "Physician" means a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act to practice medicine in all branches or a chiropractic physician.  http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB1843eng.htm

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