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Optimizing Practice Through Research: A New Perspective to Solve an Old Problem

Thomas E. Kottke, Leif I. Solberg, Andrew F. Nelson, Donald W. Belcher, William Caplan, Lawrence W. Green, Eva Lydick, David J. Magid, Sharon J. Rolnick and Steven H. Woolf
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2008, 6 (5) 459-462; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.862
Thomas E. Kottke
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vol. 6 no. 5 459-462
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.862
PubMed 
18779551

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication October 20, 2007
  • Revision received February 16, 2008
  • Accepted for publication February 25, 2008
  • Published online September 8, 2008.

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  1. Thomas E. Kottke, MD, MSPH1,
  2. Leif I. Solberg, MD1,
  3. Andrew F. Nelson, MPH1,
  4. Donald W. Belcher, MD2,
  5. William Caplan, MD3,
  6. Lawrence W. Green, DrPH4,
  7. Eva Lydick, PhD5,
  8. David J. Magid, MD6,
  9. Sharon J. Rolnick, PhD, MPH1 and
  10. Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH7
  1. 1HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  2. 2Department of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Washington, Seattle
  3. 3Kaiser Permanente’s Care Management Institute, Oakland, California
  4. 4Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at San Francisco
  5. 5Lovelace Clinic Foundation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  6. 6Kaiser Permanente Colorado Clinical Research Unit, Departments of Emergency Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver
  7. 7Departments of Family Medicine, Epidemiology, and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Thomas E. Kottke, MD, MSPH, HealthPartners Research Foundation, 8170 33rd Ave S, PO Box 1524, MS 21111R, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1524, thomas.e.kottke{at}healthpartners.com

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The Annals of Family Medicine Sep 2008, 6 (5) 459-462; DOI: 10.1370/afm.862

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