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Praxis-based Research Networks: An Emerging Paradigm for Research That is Rigorous, Relevant, and Inclusive

James J. Werner and Kurt C. Stange
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2014, 27 (6) 730-735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140034
James J. Werner
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (JJW, KCS), the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (JJW), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Oncology, and Sociology (KCS), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Kurt C. Stange
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (JJW, KCS), the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (JJW), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Oncology, and Sociology (KCS), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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