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Declining Participation in Primary Care Quality Improvement Research: A Qualitative Study

Megan McHugh, Jennifer Heinrich, Sarah Philbin, Dawn Bishop, Justin D. Smith, Jacqueline M. Knapke, Anya Day and Theresa L. Walunas
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2023, 21 (5) 388-394; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3007
Megan McHugh
1Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Jennifer Heinrich
2Center for Health Information Partnerships, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Sarah Philbin
3Center for Education in Health Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Dawn Bishop
4Altarum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Justin D. Smith
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Jacqueline M. Knapke
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vol. 21 no. 5 388-394
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3007
PubMed 
37748906

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication December 21, 2022
  • Revision received March 27, 2023
  • Accepted for publication April 3, 2023
  • Published online September 25, 2023.

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  1. Megan McHugh, PhD1⇑,
  2. Jennifer Heinrich, MPH2,
  3. Sarah Philbin, MPH3,
  4. Dawn Bishop4,
  5. Justin D. Smith, PhD5,
  6. Jacqueline M. Knapke, PhD6,
  7. Anya Day, MPH4 and
  8. Theresa L. Walunas, PhD2
  1. 1Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
  2. 2Center for Health Information Partnerships, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
  3. 3Center for Education in Health Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
  4. 4Altarum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  5. 5Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
  6. 6University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Megan McHugh, Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 633 N St Clair St, 20th Fl, Chicago, IL 60611, Megan-mchugh{at}northwestern.edu

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