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The Role of the Champion in Primary Care Change Efforts: From the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP)

Eric K. Shaw, Jenna Howard, David R. West, Benjamin F. Crabtree, Donald E. Nease, Brandon Tutt and Paul A. Nutting
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2012, 25 (5) 676-685; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.05.110281
Eric K. Shaw
From the Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, GA (EKS); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ (JH, BFC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora (DRW, DEN, BT, PAN); and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (BFC).
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From the Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, GA (EKS); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ (JH, BFC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora (DRW, DEN, BT, PAN); and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (BFC).
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David R. West
From the Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, GA (EKS); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ (JH, BFC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora (DRW, DEN, BT, PAN); and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (BFC).
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Benjamin F. Crabtree
From the Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, GA (EKS); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ (JH, BFC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora (DRW, DEN, BT, PAN); and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (BFC).
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Donald E. Nease Jr.
From the Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, GA (EKS); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ (JH, BFC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora (DRW, DEN, BT, PAN); and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (BFC).
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Brandon Tutt
From the Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, GA (EKS); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ (JH, BFC); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora (DRW, DEN, BT, PAN); and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick (BFC).
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Paul A. Nutting
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2012, 25 (5) 676-685; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.05.110281

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Eric K. Shaw, Jenna Howard, David R. West, Benjamin F. Crabtree, Donald E. Nease, Brandon Tutt, Paul A. Nutting
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2012, 25 (5) 676-685; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.05.110281
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