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Transforming Medical Care: Case Study of an Exemplary, Small Medical Group

Leif I. Solberg, Mary C. Hroscikoski, JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen, Peter G. Harper and Benjamin F. Crabtree
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2006, 4 (2) 109-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.424
Leif I. Solberg
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vol. 4 no. 2 109-116
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.424
PubMed 
16569713

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication April 28, 2005
  • Revision received August 2, 2005
  • Accepted for publication August 25, 2005
  • Published online March 28, 2006.

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  1. Leif I. Solberg, MD1,
  2. Mary C. Hroscikoski, MD1,
  3. JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen, MD1,
  4. Peter G. Harper, MD1 and
  5. Benjamin F. Crabtree, PhD2
  1. 1HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minn
  2. 2Department of Family Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Leif I. Solberg, MD, HealthPartners Research, Foundation PO Box 1524 MS#21111R, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1524, leif.i.solberg{at}healthpartners.com

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