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Answering the “100 Most Important Family Medicine Research Questions” from the 1985 Hames Consortium

Christy J. W. Ledford, Jacqueline B. Britz, Melinda L. McKew, Mia V. von Gal, Neha Balachandran, L. A. Middleton and Dean A. Seehusen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2024, 37 (Supplement2) S106-S121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240130R1
Christy J. W. Ledford
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (CJWL, DAS); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (JB); Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (MLM, MVG, NB, LAM).
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Jacqueline B. Britz
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (CJWL, DAS); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (JB); Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (MLM, MVG, NB, LAM).
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Melinda L. McKew
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (CJWL, DAS); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (JB); Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (MLM, MVG, NB, LAM).
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Mia V. von Gal
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (CJWL, DAS); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (JB); Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (MLM, MVG, NB, LAM).
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Neha Balachandran
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (CJWL, DAS); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (JB); Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (MLM, MVG, NB, LAM).
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L. A. Middleton
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (CJWL, DAS); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (JB); Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (MLM, MVG, NB, LAM).
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Dean A. Seehusen
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (CJWL, DAS); Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (JB); Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA (MLM, MVG, NB, LAM).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2024, 37 (Supplement2) S106-S121; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240130R1

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2024, 37 (Supplement2) S106-S121; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240130R1
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