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Congruence of Patient Self-Rating of Health with Family Physician Ratings

Nancy C. Elder, Ryan Imhoff, Jennifer Chubinski, C. Jeffrey Jacobson, Harini Pallerla, Petar Saric, Vitaliy Rotenberg, Mary Beth Vonder Meulen, Anthony C. Leonard, Mark Carrozza and Saundra Regan
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2017, 30 (2) 196-204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160243
Nancy C. Elder
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Ryan Imhoff
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Jennifer Chubinski
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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C. Jeffrey Jacobson Jr.
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Harini Pallerla
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Petar Saric
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Vitaliy Rotenberg
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Mary Beth Vonder Meulen
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Anthony C. Leonard
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Mark Carrozza
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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Saundra Regan
From the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (RI, PS, VR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (NE, HP, MBVM, ACL, SR); Interact for Health, Cincinnati (JC); the Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (CJJ); and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (MC).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2017, 30 (2) 196-204; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160243

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2017, 30 (2) 196-204; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160243
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