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Family Physicians' Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes in Tobacco Use Counseling

Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Rick Kellerman, Kari Nilsen, Ruth Nutting and Douglas Lewis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2017, 30 (4) 448-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170084
Samuel Ofei-Dodoo
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (SO-D, RK, KN); and the Family Medicine Residency at Via Christi Hospitals, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (RN, DL).
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Rick Kellerman
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (SO-D, RK, KN); and the Family Medicine Residency at Via Christi Hospitals, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (RN, DL).
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Kari Nilsen
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (SO-D, RK, KN); and the Family Medicine Residency at Via Christi Hospitals, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (RN, DL).
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Ruth Nutting
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (SO-D, RK, KN); and the Family Medicine Residency at Via Christi Hospitals, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (RN, DL).
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Douglas Lewis
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (SO-D, RK, KN); and the Family Medicine Residency at Via Christi Hospitals, University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita (RN, DL).
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