Dr. Maritsa T Pedersen MD
Family Practitioner
2001 W Wiesbrook Rd Wheaton IL, 60187About
Dr. Maritsa Pedersen is a family practitioner practicing in Wheaton, IL. Dr. Pedersen specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Pedersen possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
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Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Adaptation to sudden unexpected loading of the low back--the effects of repeated trials.
- Long-term musculoskeletal and cardiac health effects of recreational football and
- DNMT3A(R882H) mutant and Tet2 inactivation cooperate in the deregulation of DNA methylation control to induce lymphoid malignancies in mice.
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