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Launching a Laboratory Testing Process Quality Improvement Toolkit: From the Shared Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP)

Douglas Fernald, Mika Hamer, Kathy James, Brandon Tutt and David West
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2015, 28 (5) 576-583; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150028
Douglas Fernald
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (DF, MH, KJ, DW); and the Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (MH, BT, DW).
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Douglas Fernald, Mika Hamer, Kathy James, Brandon Tutt, David West
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2015, 28 (5) 576-583; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150028

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Douglas Fernald, Mika Hamer, Kathy James, Brandon Tutt, David West
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2015, 28 (5) 576-583; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150028
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