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Building a Foundation to Reduce Health Inequities: Routine Collection of Sociodemographic Data in Primary Care
Andrew D. Pinto, Gabriela Glattstein-Young, Anthony Mohamed, Gary Bloch, Fok-Han Leung and Richard H. Glazier
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 348-355; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150280
Andrew D. Pinto
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (GG-Y); Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AM); and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (RHG).
Gabriela Glattstein-Young
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (GG-Y); Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AM); and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (RHG).
Anthony Mohamed
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (GG-Y); Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AM); and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (RHG).
Gary Bloch
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (GG-Y); Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AM); and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (RHG).
Fok-Han Leung
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (GG-Y); Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AM); and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (RHG).
Richard H. Glazier
the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, GB, F-HL, RHG); the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ADP, RHG); the Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (GG-Y); Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AM); and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (RHG).

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Building a Foundation to Reduce Health Inequities: Routine Collection of Sociodemographic Data in Primary Care
Andrew D. Pinto, Gabriela Glattstein-Young, Anthony Mohamed, Gary Bloch, Fok-Han Leung, Richard H. Glazier
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 348-355; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150280
Building a Foundation to Reduce Health Inequities: Routine Collection of Sociodemographic Data in Primary Care
Andrew D. Pinto, Gabriela Glattstein-Young, Anthony Mohamed, Gary Bloch, Fok-Han Leung, Richard H. Glazier
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 348-355; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150280
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