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‘Be Gentle and Be Sincere About It’: A Story About Community-Based Primary Care Research

Andrew L. Sussman and Marino Rivera
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2008, 6 (5) 463-465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.891
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    Background There is growing recognition of the importance of including the voices of community members in practice-based research. In this essay, a community focus group reminds a researcher of the value of listening, trust, and stories, using a traditional medicinal plant as a powerful cultural metaphor.

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