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A Randomized Trial of External Practice Support to Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Primary Care

Michael L. Parchman, Melissa L. Anderson, David A. Dorr, Lyle J. Fagnan, Ellen S. O’Meara, Leah Tuzzio, Robert B. Penfold, Andrea J. Cook, Jeffrey Hummel, Cullen Conway, Raja Cholan and Laura-Mae Baldwin
The Annals of Family Medicine August 2019, 17 (Suppl 1) S40-S49; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2407
Michael L. Parchman
1Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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Melissa L. Anderson
1Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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David A. Dorr
2Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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Lyle J. Fagnan
3Oregon Rural Practice Research Network, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Port-land, Oregon
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Ellen S. O’Meara
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Leah Tuzzio
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Andrea J. Cook
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Jeffrey Hummel
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Cullen Conway
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Raja Cholan
2Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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Laura-Mae Baldwin
4Department of Family Medicine, Institute of Translational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Michael L. Parchman, Melissa L. Anderson, David A. Dorr, Lyle J. Fagnan, Ellen S. O’Meara, Leah Tuzzio, Robert B. Penfold, Andrea J. Cook, Jeffrey Hummel, Cullen Conway, Raja Cholan, Laura-Mae Baldwin
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