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Interpersonal Continuity of Care May Help Delay Progression to Type 2 Diabetes

Bobbie L. Johannes, G. Craig Wood, Arch G. Mainous, Adam Cook, Alanna Kulchak Rahm, Christopher D. Still and Lisa Bailey-Davis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2024, 37 (5) 936-938; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230382R2
Bobbie L. Johannes
From the Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, PA (BLJ, LBD); Center for Obesity and Metabolic Health, Danville, PA (GCW, AC, CDS, LBD); Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Geisinger Department of Genomic Health, Danville, PA 17822 (AKR); Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (AKR).
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G. Craig Wood
From the Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, PA (BLJ, LBD); Center for Obesity and Metabolic Health, Danville, PA (GCW, AC, CDS, LBD); Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Geisinger Department of Genomic Health, Danville, PA 17822 (AKR); Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (AKR).
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Arch G. Mainous III
From the Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, PA (BLJ, LBD); Center for Obesity and Metabolic Health, Danville, PA (GCW, AC, CDS, LBD); Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Geisinger Department of Genomic Health, Danville, PA 17822 (AKR); Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (AKR).
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Adam Cook
From the Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, PA (BLJ, LBD); Center for Obesity and Metabolic Health, Danville, PA (GCW, AC, CDS, LBD); Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Geisinger Department of Genomic Health, Danville, PA 17822 (AKR); Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (AKR).
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Alanna Kulchak Rahm
From the Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, PA (BLJ, LBD); Center for Obesity and Metabolic Health, Danville, PA (GCW, AC, CDS, LBD); Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Geisinger Department of Genomic Health, Danville, PA 17822 (AKR); Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (AKR).
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Christopher D. Still
From the Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, PA (BLJ, LBD); Center for Obesity and Metabolic Health, Danville, PA (GCW, AC, CDS, LBD); Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Geisinger Department of Genomic Health, Danville, PA 17822 (AKR); Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (AKR).
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Lisa Bailey-Davis
From the Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, PA (BLJ, LBD); Center for Obesity and Metabolic Health, Danville, PA (GCW, AC, CDS, LBD); Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Geisinger Department of Genomic Health, Danville, PA 17822 (AKR); Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (AKR).
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