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Patients Prefer the Method of “Tell Back- Collaborative Inquiry” to Assess Understanding of Medical Information

Evelyn C. Kemp, Michael R. Floyd, Elizabeth McCord-Duncan and Forrest Lang
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2008, 21 (1) 24-30; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.070093
Evelyn C. Kemp
PsyD, RN
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Michael R. Floyd
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Elizabeth McCord-Duncan
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