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A Longitudinal Effectiveness Study of a Child Obesity Electronic Health Record Tool

Amy Braddock, Richelle J. Koopman, Jamie Smith, Andy S. Lee, Samuel Holt McNair, Sarah Hampl, Nuha Wareg, Megan Clary, Natalie Miller and Christy B. Turer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2022, 35 (4) 742-750; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210385
Amy Braddock
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Richelle J. Koopman
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Jamie Smith
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Andy S. Lee
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Samuel Holt McNair
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Sarah Hampl
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Nuha Wareg
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Megan Clary
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Natalie Miller
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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Christy B. Turer
From University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (AB, RJK, JS, NW, MC); University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO (ASL, SHM); General Pediatrics and Weight Management, Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, University of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine (SH); Cahaba Family Medicine, Pelham, AL (NM); Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas (CBT).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2022, 35 (4) 742-750; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210385
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