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Reducing Preconception Risks Among African American Women with Conversational Agent Technology

Brian Jack, Timothy Bickmore, Megan Hempstead, Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon, Ekaterina Sadikova, Suzanne Mitchell, Paula Gardiner, Fatima Adigun, Brian Penti, Daniel Schulman and Karla Damus
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2015, 28 (4) 441-451; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140327
Brian Jack
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Timothy Bickmore
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Megan Hempstead
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Ekaterina Sadikova
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Suzanne Mitchell
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Paula Gardiner
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Fatima Adigun
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Brian Penti
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Daniel Schulman
From the Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (BJ, MH, ES, SM, PG, FA, BP, KD); the College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (TB); Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA (LY-N); and the Veteran's Administration, Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain, MA (DS).
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Karla Damus
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2015, 28 (4) 441-451; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140327

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2015, 28 (4) 441-451; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140327
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