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Communicating Findings of Delayed Diagnostic Evaluation to Primary Care Providers

Ashley N. D. Meyer, Daniel R. Murphy and Hardeep Singh
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2016, 29 (4) 469-473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150363
Ashley N. D. Meyer
From the Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX; and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
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Daniel R. Murphy
From the Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX; and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
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Hardeep Singh
From the Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX; and the Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2016, 29 (4) 469-473; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150363

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