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The Practice Gap: National Estimates of Screening and Counseling for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Obesity

Paul R. Shafer, Amanda Borsky, Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Therese Miller and David Meyers
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2019, 17 (2) 161-163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2363
Paul R. Shafer
1Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland
2Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Amanda Borsky
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Quyen Ngo-Metzger
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Therese Miller
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vol. 17 no. 2 161-163
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2363
PubMed 
30858260

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 21, 2018
  • Revision received December 4, 2018
  • Accepted for publication December 28, 2018
  • Published online March 11, 2019.

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  1. Paul R. Shafer, MA1,2⇑,
  2. Amanda Borsky, DrPH, MPP1,
  3. Quyen Ngo-Metzger, MD, MPH1,
  4. Therese Miller, DrPH1 and
  5. David Meyers, MD1
  1. 1Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland
  2. 2Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Paul R. Shafer, MA, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Campus Box 7411, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, pshafer{at}unc.edu

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