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Improving Multiple Health Risk Behaviors in Primary Care: Lessons from the Prescription for Health COmmon Measures, Better Outcomes (COMBO) Study

Douglas H. Fernald, L. Miriam Dickinson, Desireé B. Froshaug, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Jodi Summers Holtrop, Alex H. Krist, Russell E. Glasgow and Larry A. Green
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2012, 25 (5) 701-711; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110057
Douglas H. Fernald
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (DHF, LMD, LAG); the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Englewood (DBF); the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (BAB); the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing (JSH); the Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Richmond (AHK); and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD (REG).
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L. Miriam Dickinson
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (DHF, LMD, LAG); the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Englewood (DBF); the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (BAB); the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing (JSH); the Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Richmond (AHK); and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD (REG).
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Desireé B. Froshaug
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (DHF, LMD, LAG); the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Englewood (DBF); the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (BAB); the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing (JSH); the Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Richmond (AHK); and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD (REG).
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Bijal A. Balasubramanian
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (DHF, LMD, LAG); the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Englewood (DBF); the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (BAB); the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing (JSH); the Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Richmond (AHK); and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD (REG).
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Jodi Summers Holtrop
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (DHF, LMD, LAG); the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Englewood (DBF); the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (BAB); the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing (JSH); the Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Richmond (AHK); and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD (REG).
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Alex H. Krist
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Russell E. Glasgow
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Larry A. Green
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vol. 25 no. 5 701-711
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110057
PubMed 
22956706

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication February 15, 2011
  • Revision received December 16, 2011
  • Accepted for publication January 3, 2012
  • Published online September 5, 2012.

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© Copyright 2012 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Douglas H. Fernald, MA,
  2. L. Miriam Dickinson, PhD,
  3. Desireé B. Froshaug, MS,
  4. Bijal A. Balasubramanian, MBBS, PhD,
  5. Jodi Summers Holtrop, PhD,
  6. Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH,
  7. Russell E. Glasgow, PhD and
  8. Larry A. Green, MD
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora (DHF, LMD, LAG); the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Englewood (DBF); the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (BAB); the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing (JSH); the Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Richmond (AHK); and the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD (REG).
  1. Corresponding author: Douglas H. Fernald, MA, Mail Stop F496, 12631 E 17th Ave, Room 3423, Aurora, CO 80045 (E-mail: doug.fernald{at}ucdenver.edu).
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Douglas H. Fernald, L. Miriam Dickinson, Desireé B. Froshaug, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Jodi Summers Holtrop, Alex H. Krist, Russell E. Glasgow, Larry A. Green
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2012, 25 (5) 701-711; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110057

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Douglas H. Fernald, L. Miriam Dickinson, Desireé B. Froshaug, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Jodi Summers Holtrop, Alex H. Krist, Russell E. Glasgow, Larry A. Green
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2012, 25 (5) 701-711; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110057
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