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The Impact of Health Coaching on Medication Adherence in Patients With Poorly Controlled Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Hyperlipidemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
David H. Thom, Rachel Willard-Grace, Danielle Hessler, Denise DeVore, Camille Prado, Thomas Bodenheimer and Ellen Chen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine January 2015, 28 (1) 38-45; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.140123
David H. Thom
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; San Francisco (DHT, RW-G, DH, DD, CP, TB, EC); and the Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA (EC).
Rachel Willard-Grace
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; San Francisco (DHT, RW-G, DH, DD, CP, TB, EC); and the Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA (EC).
Danielle Hessler
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; San Francisco (DHT, RW-G, DH, DD, CP, TB, EC); and the Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA (EC).
Denise DeVore
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; San Francisco (DHT, RW-G, DH, DD, CP, TB, EC); and the Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA (EC).
Camille Prado
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; San Francisco (DHT, RW-G, DH, DD, CP, TB, EC); and the Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA (EC).
Thomas Bodenheimer
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; San Francisco (DHT, RW-G, DH, DD, CP, TB, EC); and the Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA (EC).
Ellen Chen
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; San Francisco (DHT, RW-G, DH, DD, CP, TB, EC); and the Silver Avenue Health Center, San Francisco, CA (EC).

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In this issue
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 28, Issue 1
January-February 2015
The Impact of Health Coaching on Medication Adherence in Patients With Poorly Controlled Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Hyperlipidemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
David H. Thom, Rachel Willard-Grace, Danielle Hessler, Denise DeVore, Camille Prado, Thomas Bodenheimer, Ellen Chen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2015, 28 (1) 38-45; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.140123
The Impact of Health Coaching on Medication Adherence in Patients With Poorly Controlled Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Hyperlipidemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
David H. Thom, Rachel Willard-Grace, Danielle Hessler, Denise DeVore, Camille Prado, Thomas Bodenheimer, Ellen Chen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2015, 28 (1) 38-45; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.140123
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