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. 2016 Jul;17(4):487-9.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.5.30240. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Addressing Social Determinants of Health from the Emergency Department through Social Emergency Medicine

Erik S Anderson  1 , Suzanne Lippert  2 , Jennifer Newberry  2 , Edward Bernstein  3 , Harrison J Alter  4 , Nancy E Wang  2
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Addressing Social Determinants of Health from the Emergency Department through Social Emergency Medicine

Erik S Anderson et al. West J Emerg Med. 2016 Jul.
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