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Harnessing Information Technology to Inform Patients Facing Routine Decisions: Cancer Screening as a Test Case

Alex H. Krist, Steven H. Woolf, Camille Hochheimer, Roy T. Sabo, Paulette Kashiri, Resa M. Jones, Jennifer Elston Lafata, Rebecca S. Etz and Shin-Ping Tu
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2017, 15 (3) 217-224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2063
Alex H. Krist
1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Steven H. Woolf
1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
3Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Camille Hochheimer
1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
4Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Roy T. Sabo
1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
4Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Paulette Kashiri
1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Resa M. Jones
1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Jennifer Elston Lafata
5Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
7Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Rebecca S. Etz
1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Shin-Ping Tu
8School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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vol. 15 no. 3 217-224
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2063
PubMed 
28483886

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 18, 2016
  • Revision received December 22, 2016
  • Accepted for publication December 31, 2016
  • Published online May 8, 2017.

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  1. Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH1,2⇑,
  2. Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH1,2,3,
  3. Camille Hochheimer, BA1,4,
  4. Roy T. Sabo, PhD1,4,
  5. Paulette Kashiri, MPH1,
  6. Resa M. Jones, MPH, PhD1,2,
  7. Jennifer Elston Lafata, PhD5,6,7,
  8. Rebecca S. Etz, PhD1 and
  9. Shin-Ping Tu, MD, MPH8
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
  2. 2Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
  3. 3Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
  4. 4Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
  5. 5Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  6. 6Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  7. 7Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  8. 8School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH, One Capitol Square, Room 631, 830 East Main St, Richmond, VA 23219, ahkrist{at}vcu.edu

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