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Recruiting Primary Care Practices for Research: Reflections and Reminders

Douglas H. Fernald, Bonnie T. Jortberg, Danielle M. Hessler, Robyn Wearner, L. Miriam Dickinson, Lawrence Fisher and W. Perry Dickinson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2018, 31 (6) 947-951; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.06.180025
Douglas H. Fernald
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (DHF, BTJ, RW, LMD, WPD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DMH, LF).
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Bonnie T. Jortberg
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (DHF, BTJ, RW, LMD, WPD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DMH, LF).
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Danielle M. Hessler
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (DHF, BTJ, RW, LMD, WPD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DMH, LF).
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Robyn Wearner
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (DHF, BTJ, RW, LMD, WPD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DMH, LF).
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L. Miriam Dickinson
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (DHF, BTJ, RW, LMD, WPD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DMH, LF).
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Lawrence Fisher
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (DHF, BTJ, RW, LMD, WPD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DMH, LF).
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W. Perry Dickinson
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (DHF, BTJ, RW, LMD, WPD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (DMH, LF).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2018, 31 (6) 947-951; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.06.180025

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2018, 31 (6) 947-951; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.06.180025
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