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osteopathic physicians  

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  • There are currently about 61,000 osteopathic physicians in the United States; they constitute about 7% of the nation's practicing physician workforce. But osteopathic physicians are responsible for 16% of patient visits in small communities with populations of fewer than 2,500 individuals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Physicians, Osteopathic]

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