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Developing and Validating a Novel Tool to Enhance Functional Status Assessment: The Tennessee Functional Status Questionnaire (TFSQ)

Stephanie G. Vanterpool, Robert E. Heidel, Kyle Snyder, Tara Keil, Cecilia Contreras, Alexa Hartman, Rebecca Higdon and Julie Jeter
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2023, 36 (1) 4-14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220261R1
Stephanie G. Vanterpool
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (SGV, KS, TK, CC); Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (REH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (AH, RH, JJ).
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Robert E. Heidel
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (SGV, KS, TK, CC); Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (REH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (AH, RH, JJ).
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Kyle Snyder
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (SGV, KS, TK, CC); Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (REH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (AH, RH, JJ).
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Tara Keil
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (SGV, KS, TK, CC); Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (REH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (AH, RH, JJ).
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Cecilia Contreras
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (SGV, KS, TK, CC); Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (REH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (AH, RH, JJ).
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Alexa Hartman
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (SGV, KS, TK, CC); Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (REH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (AH, RH, JJ).
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Rebecca Higdon
From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (SGV, KS, TK, CC); Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (REH); Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN (AH, RH, JJ).
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Julie Jeter
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2023, 36 (1) 4-14; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220261R1

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Stephanie G. Vanterpool, Robert E. Heidel, Kyle Snyder, Tara Keil, Cecilia Contreras, Alexa Hartman, Rebecca Higdon, Julie Jeter
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2023, 36 (1) 4-14; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220261R1
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