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Implementation Strategies Used by Facilitators to Improve Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Primary Care

Allison M. Cole, Gina A. Keppel, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Erika Holden and Michael Parchman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine June 2024, jabfm.2023.230312R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230312R1
Allison M. Cole
From the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (AMC, GAP, L-MB, MP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (AMC, GAP, L-MB); Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute (EH, MP).
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Gina A. Keppel
From the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (AMC, GAP, L-MB, MP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (AMC, GAP, L-MB); Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute (EH, MP).
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Laura-Mae Baldwin
From the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (AMC, GAP, L-MB, MP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (AMC, GAP, L-MB); Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute (EH, MP).
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Erika Holden
From the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (AMC, GAP, L-MB, MP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (AMC, GAP, L-MB); Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute (EH, MP).
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Michael Parchman
From the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (AMC, GAP, L-MB, MP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (AMC, GAP, L-MB); Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute (EH, MP).
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Allison M. Cole, Gina A. Keppel, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Erika Holden, Michael Parchman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jun 2024, jabfm.2023.230312R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230312R1

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Allison M. Cole, Gina A. Keppel, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Erika Holden, Michael Parchman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jun 2024, jabfm.2023.230312R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230312R1
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