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Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Identify Communities in Need of Health Insurance Outreach: An OCHIN Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Report

Heather Angier, Sonja Likumahuwa, Sean Finnegan, Trisha Vakarcs, Christine Nelson, Andrew Bazemore, Mark Carrozza and Jennifer E. DeVoe
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2014, 27 (6) 804-810; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140029
Heather Angier
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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Sonja Likumahuwa
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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Sean Finnegan
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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Trisha Vakarcs
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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Christine Nelson
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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Andrew Bazemore
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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Mark Carrozza
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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Jennifer E. DeVoe
From the Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (HA, SL, JED); the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (SF, AB); OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR (TV, CN, JED); and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (MC).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2014, 27 (6) 804-810; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140029

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2014, 27 (6) 804-810; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.06.140029
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