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Pairing Physician Education With Patient Activation to Improve Shared Decisions in Prostate Cancer Screening: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Michael S. Wilkes, Frank C. Day, Malathi Srinivasan, Erin Griffin, Daniel J. Tancredi, Julie A. Rainwater, Richard L. Kravitz, Douglas S. Bell and Jerome R. Hoffman
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2013, 11 (4) 324-334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1550
Michael S. Wilkes
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Frank C. Day
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Malathi Srinivasan
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Erin Griffin
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Daniel J. Tancredi
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Julie A. Rainwater
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Richard L. Kravitz
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Douglas S. Bell
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Jerome R. Hoffman
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Michael S. Wilkes, Frank C. Day, Malathi Srinivasan, Erin Griffin, Daniel J. Tancredi, Julie A. Rainwater, Richard L. Kravitz, Douglas S. Bell, Jerome R. Hoffman
The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 11 (4) 324-334; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1550

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The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 11 (4) 324-334; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1550
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