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  1. the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire

    H. Gilbert Welch MD, MPH

  2. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA Outcomes Group (11 IB), 05009, White River Junction, VT

    H. Gilbert Welch MD, MPH & Gregory W. Froehlich MD, MS

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Dr. Welch is supported by a Veterans Affairs Career Development Award in health services research and development. Dr. Froehlich is a Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Care Fellow.

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Welch, H.G., Froehlich, G.W. Strategies in writing for a physician audience. J Gen Intern Med 11, 50–55 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02603487

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