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HeartBeat Connections: A Rural Community of Solution for Cardiovascular Health

Gretchen A. Benson, Abbey Sidebottom, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Jackie L. Boucher, Charles Stephens and Joan Krikava
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2013, 26 (3) 299-310; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.03.120240
Gretchen A. Benson
From the Department of Education, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN (GAB, JLB); the Center for Healthcare Research & Innovation, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN (AS); the Epidemiology Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI (JJV); and the New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm, MN (CS, JK).
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Abbey Sidebottom
From the Department of Education, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN (GAB, JLB); the Center for Healthcare Research & Innovation, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN (AS); the Epidemiology Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI (JJV); and the New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm, MN (CS, JK).
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Jeffrey J. VanWormer
From the Department of Education, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN (GAB, JLB); the Center for Healthcare Research & Innovation, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN (AS); the Epidemiology Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI (JJV); and the New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm, MN (CS, JK).
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Jackie L. Boucher
From the Department of Education, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN (GAB, JLB); the Center for Healthcare Research & Innovation, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN (AS); the Epidemiology Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI (JJV); and the New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm, MN (CS, JK).
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Charles Stephens
From the Department of Education, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN (GAB, JLB); the Center for Healthcare Research & Innovation, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN (AS); the Epidemiology Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI (JJV); and the New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm, MN (CS, JK).
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Joan Krikava
From the Department of Education, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN (GAB, JLB); the Center for Healthcare Research & Innovation, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN (AS); the Epidemiology Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI (JJV); and the New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm, MN (CS, JK).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2013, 26 (3) 299-310; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.03.120240

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Gretchen A. Benson, Abbey Sidebottom, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Jackie L. Boucher, Charles Stephens, Joan Krikava
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2013, 26 (3) 299-310; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.03.120240
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