Patil, Sonal J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5725-3928
Ruppar, Todd
Koopman, Richelle J.
Lindbloom, Erik J.
Elliott, Susan G.
Mehr, David R.
Conn, Vicki S.
Article History
Received: 3 July 2017
Accepted: 15 March 2018
First Online: 23 March 2018
Authors’ information
: Our author team has expertise in various aspects of cardiovascular disease risk factors; R. J. Koopman has published numerous articles on diabetes prevalence, Todd Ruppar and Vicki Conn have expertise in physical activity and cardiovascular diseases, and David Mehr has participated in several studies focused on improving chronic disease care. Additionally, Vicki Conn and Todd Ruppar are the directors of Meta-Analysis Research Center at the University of Missouri and have conducted several NIH-funded meta-analyses. The primary author is a well-trained clinician researcher with interests in cardiovascular health interventions and has previously published a peer support intervention meta-analysis in one of the premiere Primary Care research journals, Annals of Family Medicine.
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