Research ArticleOriginal Research

Prompting Primary Care Providers about Increased Patient Risk As a Result of Family History: Does It Work?

Philip Zazove, Melissa A. Plegue, Wendy R. Uhlmann and Mack T. Ruffin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2015, 28 (3) 334-342; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140149

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