Dr. J. Christopher Shank M.D.
Family Practitioner
151 E Bow St Thorntown IN, 46071Rating
4/5
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Dr. J. Shank is a family practitioner practicing in Thorntown, IN. Dr. Shank specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Shank possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Adherence to screening flexible sigmoidoscopy in asymptomatic patients.
- Physician agreement with US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.
- Patient preferences regarding educational pamphlets in the family practice center.
- Health maintenance protocol.
- An assessment of the effect of "DOC talk" on school children in rural Iowa.
- A five-year demonstration project associated with improvement in physician health maintenance behavior.
- Fine-needle breast aspiration biopsy.
- Streptococcal infection and the chronic carrier state.
- Streptococcal infection and the chronic carrier state.
- The association of psychosocial factors with the resolution of abdominal pain.
- Health screening examinations: the patient's perspective.
- Diagnostic coding systems.
- Diagnostic coding systems.
- What do patients really want? Redefining a behavioral science curriculum for family physicians.
- Smoking counseling practices of recently trained family physicians.
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