Family Medicine Doctors in Waynesville, GA Accepting Medicare

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Mrs. Iris Laurene Turner, RN, FNP
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 21300 Highway 82, Suite C, Waynesville, GA 31566
Phone: 912-778-3556    Fax: 912-778-3558

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Family Medicine: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.


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