Research ArticleOriginal Research
Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates
Anne H. Gaglioti, Stephen Petterson, Andrew Bazemore and Robert Phillips
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine March 2016, 29 (2) 182-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150356
Anne H. Gaglioti
From the Department of Family Medicine, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (AHG); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SP, AB, RP).
MDStephen Petterson
From the Department of Family Medicine, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (AHG); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SP, AB, RP).
PhDAndrew Bazemore
From the Department of Family Medicine, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (AHG); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SP, AB, RP).
MD, MPHRobert Phillips
From the Department of Family Medicine, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (AHG); and the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SP, AB, RP).
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Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates
Anne H. Gaglioti, Stephen Petterson, Andrew Bazemore, Robert Phillips
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Mar 2016, 29 (2) 182-190; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150356
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