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Improving Quality of Care and Guideline Adherence for Asthma Through a Group Self-Assessment Module

Kurt Elward, Brenna Blackburn, Lars E. Peterson, Mark Greenawald and Michael D. Hagen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 391-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130241
Kurt Elward
From Family Medicine of Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA (KE); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (KE), the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (BB, LEP, MDH); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington (LEP, MDH); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke (MG).
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Brenna Blackburn
From Family Medicine of Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA (KE); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (KE), the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (BB, LEP, MDH); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington (LEP, MDH); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke (MG).
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Lars E. Peterson
From Family Medicine of Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA (KE); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (KE), the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (BB, LEP, MDH); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington (LEP, MDH); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke (MG).
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Mark Greenawald
From Family Medicine of Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA (KE); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (KE), the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (BB, LEP, MDH); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington (LEP, MDH); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke (MG).
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Michael D. Hagen
From Family Medicine of Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA (KE); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health (KE), the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (BB, LEP, MDH); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington (LEP, MDH); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke (MG).
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