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Electronically-Delivered Push Notifications Improve Patient Adherence to Preventive Care

Lenard I. Lesser, Esha Datta and Raj Behal
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2025, 38 (2) 239-246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240088R1
Lenard I. Lesser
From the Population Health, One Medical (LIL); One Medical (ED); One Medical (RB).
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Esha Datta
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Raj Behal
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Lenard I. Lesser, Esha Datta, Raj Behal
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2025, 38 (2) 239-246; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240088R1

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