Accelerating the Implementation of Social Determinants of Health Interventions in Internal Medicine

Elena Byhoff^{1

2}, Karen M Freund^{3

4}, Arvin Garg^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. ebyhoff@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
² Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. ebyhoff@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
³ Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁶ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

Elena Byhoff et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb;33(2):223-225.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4230-8. Epub 2017 Nov 29.

Elena Byhoff^{1

2}, Karen M Freund^{3

4}, Arvin Garg^{5

6}

¹ Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. ebyhoff@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
² Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. ebyhoff@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
³ Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
⁵ Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
⁶ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: community health; disparities; guidelines; health care delivery.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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