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Impact of a Novel Wellness Group Visit Model on Obesity and Behavior Change

Karen Axten, Kerri Hawkins, David J. Tybor, Josh Bernoff and Wayne Altman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2017, 30 (6) 715-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170098
Karen Axten
From the Department of Family Medicine (KA, KH, JB, WA), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (DJT), Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), Boston, MA.
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Kerri Hawkins
From the Department of Family Medicine (KA, KH, JB, WA), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (DJT), Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), Boston, MA.
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David J. Tybor
From the Department of Family Medicine (KA, KH, JB, WA), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (DJT), Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), Boston, MA.
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Josh Bernoff
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Wayne Altman
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vol. 30 no. 6 715-723
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170098
PubMed 
29180546

Published By 
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication March 1, 2017
  • Revision received July 23, 2017
  • Accepted for publication August 1, 2017
  • Published online November 27, 2017.

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© Copyright 2017 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Karen Axten, BA,
  2. Kerri Hawkins, RD, CPT,
  3. David J. Tybor, PhD, MPH,
  4. Josh Bernoff, BS and
  5. Wayne Altman, MD, FAAFP
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine (KA, KH, JB, WA), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (DJT), Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), Boston, MA.
  1. Corresponding author: Wayne Altman, MD, FAAFP, Department of Family Medicine, 200 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 (E-mail: wayne.altman{at}tufts.edu).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2017, 30 (6) 715-723; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170098

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2017, 30 (6) 715-723; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170098
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