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Text Messages Can Encourage Patients to Discuss and Receive HIV Testing in Primary Care

Renata Wettermann, Haley Marek, Thomas P. Giordano and Monisha Arya
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2019, 32 (3) 408-412; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.03.180269
Renata Wettermann
From the School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (RW, HM); Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine (TPG, MA); Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX (TPG, MA).
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Haley Marek
From the School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (RW, HM); Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine (TPG, MA); Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX (TPG, MA).
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Monisha Arya
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2019, 32 (3) 408-412; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.03.180269

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