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. 2018 Aug 1;25(8):1109-1110.
doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocy061.

The potential value of social determinants of health in predicting health outcomes

Jessica S Ancker  1 , Min-Hyung Kim  1 , Yiye Zhang  1 , Yongkang Zhang  2 , Jyotishman Pathak  1
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The potential value of social determinants of health in predicting health outcomes

Jessica S Ancker et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. .
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