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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

A study of an insurance claims database found that family physicians are more likely to perform colonoscopies in older, male patients residing in more rural areas of the Midwest, South, and Western United States.

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Parental Support and the Built Environment: A 4-Way Decomposition Analysis of Childrens Physical Activity [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

A prospective analysis was undertaken using data collected in 2008-2010. BE features (pedestrian aids, traffic calming features, neighborhood disorder, park frequency) were measured using audits and a GIS, prior to children’s clinical visit; all other measures were collected during or shortly after their clinical visit.

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Episode 236: ARM Episode 16 – Live from SGIM: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Okah is a family medicine clinician and NRSA research fellow at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and she studies the association between the use of race in medical decision-making and beliefs regarding the etiology of disparities in health outcomes. 2008 Oct;100(10):1235-43. N Engl J Med.

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Influential women in the history of medicine

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

The Apgar score is responsible for reducing infant mortality rates considerably and is still used today to assess the clinical condition of newborns in the first few minutes of life. Throughout history, women have made significant contributions to medicine and we have benefitted from many incredible breakthroughs.

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