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Care Delivery in Community Health Centers Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic (2019–2022)

Nicole Cook, Brenda M. McGrath, Suparna M. Navale, Siran M. Koroukian, Anna R. Templeton, Laura C. Crocker, Stephen J. Zyzanski, Wyatt P. Bensken and Kurt C. Stange
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine October 2023, jabfm.2023.230081R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230081R1
Nicole Cook
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
PhD, MPH
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Brenda M. McGrath
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
PhD
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Suparna M. Navale
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
PhD, MS, MPH
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Siran M. Koroukian
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
PhD, MHA, MS
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Anna R. Templeton
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
DNP, RN
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Laura C. Crocker
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
MSPH
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Stephen J. Zyzanski
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
PhD
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Wyatt P. Bensken
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
PhD
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Kurt C. Stange
From the OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (NC, BMM, SMN, ART, LCC, WPB, KCS); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (SMK, SJZ, KCS).
MD, PhD
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Nicole Cook, Brenda M. McGrath, Suparna M. Navale, Siran M. Koroukian, Anna R. Templeton, Laura C. Crocker, Stephen J. Zyzanski, Wyatt P. Bensken, Kurt C. Stange
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Oct 2023, jabfm.2023.230081R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230081R1

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Care Delivery in Community Health Centers Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic (2019–2022)
Nicole Cook, Brenda M. McGrath, Suparna M. Navale, Siran M. Koroukian, Anna R. Templeton, Laura C. Crocker, Stephen J. Zyzanski, Wyatt P. Bensken, Kurt C. Stange
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Oct 2023, jabfm.2023.230081R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230081R1
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