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“It's Really Overwhelming”: Patient Perspectives on Care Coordination

Lawrence Chang, Kathryn J. Wanner, Danielle Kovalsky, Kristofer L. Smith and Karin V. Rhodes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2018, 31 (5) 682-690; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.180034
Lawrence Chang
From Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (LC, KJW, DK, KVR); Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DK); Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY (KLS, KVR).
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Kathryn J. Wanner
From Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (LC, KJW, DK, KVR); Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DK); Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY (KLS, KVR).
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Danielle Kovalsky
From Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (LC, KJW, DK, KVR); Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DK); Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY (KLS, KVR).
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Kristofer L. Smith
From Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (LC, KJW, DK, KVR); Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DK); Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY (KLS, KVR).
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Karin V. Rhodes
From Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (LC, KJW, DK, KVR); Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia (DK); Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY (KLS, KVR).
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Lawrence Chang, Kathryn J. Wanner, Danielle Kovalsky, Kristofer L. Smith, Karin V. Rhodes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2018, 31 (5) 682-690; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.180034
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