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Building Research Infrastructure in Community Health Centers: A Community Health Applied Research Network (CHARN) Report

Sonja Likumahuwa, Hui Song, Robbie Singal, Rosy Chang Weir, Heidi Crane, John Muench, Shao-Chee Sim and Jennifer E. DeVoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2013, 26 (5) 579-587; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.05.130025
Sonja Likumahuwa
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (SL, JM, JED); the OCHIN Safety Net Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, OR (SL, JM, JED); the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, CA (HS, RCW, S-CS); The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, Boston, MA (RS, HC); the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (HC); and the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY (S-CS).
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Hui Song
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (SL, JM, JED); the OCHIN Safety Net Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, OR (SL, JM, JED); the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, CA (HS, RCW, S-CS); The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, Boston, MA (RS, HC); the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (HC); and the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY (S-CS).
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Robbie Singal
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (SL, JM, JED); the OCHIN Safety Net Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, OR (SL, JM, JED); the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, CA (HS, RCW, S-CS); The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, Boston, MA (RS, HC); the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (HC); and the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY (S-CS).
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Rosy Chang Weir
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (SL, JM, JED); the OCHIN Safety Net Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, OR (SL, JM, JED); the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, CA (HS, RCW, S-CS); The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, Boston, MA (RS, HC); the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (HC); and the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY (S-CS).
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Heidi Crane
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (SL, JM, JED); the OCHIN Safety Net Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, OR (SL, JM, JED); the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, CA (HS, RCW, S-CS); The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, Boston, MA (RS, HC); the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (HC); and the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY (S-CS).
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John Muench
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (SL, JM, JED); the OCHIN Safety Net Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, OR (SL, JM, JED); the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, CA (HS, RCW, S-CS); The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, Boston, MA (RS, HC); the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (HC); and the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY (S-CS).
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Shao-Chee Sim
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (SL, JM, JED); the OCHIN Safety Net Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, OR (SL, JM, JED); the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Oakland, CA (HS, RCW, S-CS); The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, Boston, MA (RS, HC); the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (HC); and the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY (S-CS).
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Jennifer E. DeVoe
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2013, 26 (5) 579-587; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.05.130025

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2013, 26 (5) 579-587; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.05.130025
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