Evaluating primary care behavioral counseling interventions: an evidence-based approach.
@article{Whitlock2002EvaluatingPC, title={Evaluating primary care behavioral counseling interventions: an evidence-based approach.}, author={Evelyn P. Whitlock and Carole Tracy Orleans and Nola J. Pender and Janet D. Allan}, journal={American journal of preventive medicine}, year={2002}, volume={22 4}, pages={ 267-84 } }
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