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Effect of Preventive Messages Tailored to Family History on Health Behaviors: The Family Healthware Impact Trial

Mack T. Ruffin, Donald E. Nease, Ananda Sen, Wilson D. Pace, Catharine Wang, Louise S. Acheson, Wendy S. Rubinstein, Suzanne O’Neill, Robert Gramling and ; for The Family History Impact Trial (fhitr) Group
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2011, 9 (1) 3-11; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1197
Mack T. Ruffin IV
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Donald E. Nease Jr
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Ananda Sen
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Wilson D. Pace
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Catharine Wang
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Louise S. Acheson
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vol. 9 no. 1 3-11
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1197
PubMed 
21242555

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication January 12, 2010
  • Revision received July 19, 2010
  • Accepted for publication August 9, 2010
  • Published online January 17, 2011.

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  1. Mack T. Ruffin IV, MD, MPH1,
  2. Donald E. Nease Jr, MD1,
  3. Ananda Sen, PhD1,
  4. Wilson D. Pace, MD2,3,
  5. Catharine Wang, PhD, MSc4,
  6. Louise S. Acheson, MD, MS5,6,7,
  7. Wendy S. Rubinstein, MD, PhD8,9,
  8. Suzanne O’Neill, MA, MS, PhD8,10,
  9. Robert Gramling, MD, DSc11 and
  10. for The Family History Impact Trial (fhitr) Group
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  2. 2Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado
  3. 3American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network, Leawood, Kansas
  4. 4Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
  5. 5Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
  6. 6University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  7. 7Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  8. 8NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois
  9. 9University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
  10. 10Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
  11. 11University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Mack T. Ruffin IV, MD, MPH, 1018 Fuller St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1213, mruffin{at}umich.edu

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