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Primary Care Clinicians’ Attitude, Knowledge, and Willingness to Address Climate Change in Shared Decision-Making

Frank Müller, Jesse I. Skok, Judith E. Arnetz, Michael J. Bouthillier and Harland T. Holman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine June 2023, jabfm.2023.230027R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230027R1
Frank Müller
From the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, JEA, MJB, HTH); Corewell Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, MJB, HTH); Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (FM); College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA (MJB).
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Jesse I. Skok
From the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, JEA, MJB, HTH); Corewell Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, MJB, HTH); Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (FM); College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA (MJB).
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Judith E. Arnetz
From the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, JEA, MJB, HTH); Corewell Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, MJB, HTH); Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (FM); College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA (MJB).
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Michael J. Bouthillier
From the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, JEA, MJB, HTH); Corewell Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, MJB, HTH); Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (FM); College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA (MJB).
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Harland T. Holman
From the Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, JEA, MJB, HTH); Corewell Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (FM, JIS, MJB, HTH); Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (FM); College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA (MJB).
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