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Disparities in Use of Patient Portals Among Adults in Family Medicine

Wen-Jan Tuan, Mark Mellott, Brian G. Arndt, Jami Jones and Annie N. Simpson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2022, 35 (3) 559-569; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210486
Wen-Jan Tuan
From Departments of Family and Community Medicine, and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA, Hershey, PA (W-JT); Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA, Charleston, SC (MM, JJ, ANS); University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Madison, WI, USA, Madison, WI (BGA).
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Mark Mellott
From Departments of Family and Community Medicine, and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA, Hershey, PA (W-JT); Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA, Charleston, SC (MM, JJ, ANS); University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Madison, WI, USA, Madison, WI (BGA).
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Brian G. Arndt
From Departments of Family and Community Medicine, and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA, Hershey, PA (W-JT); Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA, Charleston, SC (MM, JJ, ANS); University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Madison, WI, USA, Madison, WI (BGA).
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Jami Jones
From Departments of Family and Community Medicine, and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA, Hershey, PA (W-JT); Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA, Charleston, SC (MM, JJ, ANS); University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Madison, WI, USA, Madison, WI (BGA).
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Annie N. Simpson
From Departments of Family and Community Medicine, and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA, Hershey, PA (W-JT); Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA, Charleston, SC (MM, JJ, ANS); University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Madison, WI, USA, Madison, WI (BGA).
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Wen-Jan Tuan, Mark Mellott, Brian G. Arndt, Jami Jones, Annie N. Simpson
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