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Predictors of Family Medicine Patient Retention in Opioid Medication-Assisted Treatment

Kathryn Justesen, Stephanie A. Hooker, Michelle D. Sherman, Mary Lonergan-Cullum, Tanner Nissly and Robert Levy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2020, 33 (6) 848-857; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200086
Kathryn Justesen
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (KJ, MDS, MLC, TN, RL); Research Division, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN (SH).
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Stephanie A. Hooker
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (KJ, MDS, MLC, TN, RL); Research Division, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN (SH).
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Michelle D. Sherman
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (KJ, MDS, MLC, TN, RL); Research Division, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN (SH).
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Mary Lonergan-Cullum
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (KJ, MDS, MLC, TN, RL); Research Division, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN (SH).
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Tanner Nissly
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (KJ, MDS, MLC, TN, RL); Research Division, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN (SH).
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Robert Levy
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health North Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (KJ, MDS, MLC, TN, RL); Research Division, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN (SH).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2020, 33 (6) 848-857; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200086

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2020, 33 (6) 848-857; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200086
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