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Primary Care Continuity Improves Diabetic Health Outcomes: From Free Clinics to Federally Qualified Health Centers

Priya P. Mehta, Juan E. Santiago-Torres, C. Ellis Wisely, Katherine Hartmann, Frini A. Makadia, Mary Jo Welker and Diane L. Habash
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 318-324; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150256
Priya P. Mehta
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL (PPM); and the Department of Family Medicine (MJW) and the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness (DH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine (FAM, JS-T, EW, KH), Columbus.
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Juan E. Santiago-Torres
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL (PPM); and the Department of Family Medicine (MJW) and the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness (DH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine (FAM, JS-T, EW, KH), Columbus.
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C. Ellis Wisely
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL (PPM); and the Department of Family Medicine (MJW) and the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness (DH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine (FAM, JS-T, EW, KH), Columbus.
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Katherine Hartmann
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL (PPM); and the Department of Family Medicine (MJW) and the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness (DH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine (FAM, JS-T, EW, KH), Columbus.
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Frini A. Makadia
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL (PPM); and the Department of Family Medicine (MJW) and the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness (DH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine (FAM, JS-T, EW, KH), Columbus.
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Mary Jo Welker
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL (PPM); and the Department of Family Medicine (MJW) and the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness (DH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine (FAM, JS-T, EW, KH), Columbus.
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Diane L. Habash
From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL (PPM); and the Department of Family Medicine (MJW) and the Center for Integrative Health and Wellness (DH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine (FAM, JS-T, EW, KH), Columbus.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 318-324; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150256

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 318-324; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150256
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