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Disrupting the Pathways of Social Determinants of Health: Doula Support during Pregnancy and Childbirth

Katy B. Kozhimannil, Carrie A. Vogelsang, Rachel R. Hardeman and Shailendra Prasad
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 308-317; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150300
Katy B. Kozhimannil
From the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis (KBK, CAV); the Division of Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN (RRH); and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (SP).
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Carrie A. Vogelsang
From the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis (KBK, CAV); the Division of Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN (RRH); and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (SP).
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Rachel R. Hardeman
From the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis (KBK, CAV); the Division of Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN (RRH); and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (SP).
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Shailendra Prasad
From the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis (KBK, CAV); the Division of Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN (RRH); and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis (SP).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 308-317; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150300
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