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Delivery of Health Coaching by Medical Assistants in Primary Care

Zora Djuric, Michelle Segar, Carissa Orizondo, Jeffrey Mann, Maya Faison, Nithin Peddireddy, Matthew Paletta and Amy Locke
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 362-370; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160321
Zora Djuric
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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Michelle Segar
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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Carissa Orizondo
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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Jeffrey Mann
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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Maya Faison
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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Nithin Peddireddy
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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Matthew Paletta
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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Amy Locke
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (ZD, CO, JM, MF, NP, MP); Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MS); and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (AL).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 362-370; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160321

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 362-370; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160321
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