Research ArticleOriginal Research

Identifying Practice Facilitation Delays and Barriers in Primary Care Quality Improvement

Jiancheng Ye, Renwen Zhang, Jennifer E. Bannon, Ann A. Wang, Theresa L. Walunas, Abel N. Kho and Nicholas D. Soulakis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2020, 33 (5) 655-664; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.200058

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