Adverse action reports against optometrists: Perspectives from the National Practitioner Data Bank over 18 years

Robert S. Duszak1, Richard Duszak2,3
1Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2Mid-South Imaging and Therapeutics, Memphis, Tennessee
3The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee

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