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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Lessons Learned from a Pharma-Free Practice Transformation

David Evans, Daniel M. Hartung, Denise Beasley and Lyle J. Fagnan
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2013, 26 (3) 332-338; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.03.120268
David Evans
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (DE); the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, Portland (DMH, DB); and the Department of Family Practice, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network, Portland (LJF).
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Daniel M. Hartung
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (DE); the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, Portland (DMH, DB); and the Department of Family Practice, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network, Portland (LJF).
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Denise Beasley
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (DE); the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, Portland (DMH, DB); and the Department of Family Practice, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network, Portland (LJF).
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Lyle J. Fagnan
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (DE); the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, Portland (DMH, DB); and the Department of Family Practice, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network, Portland (LJF).
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