Research ArticleOriginal Research

Living in “Cold Spot” Communities Is Associated with Poor Health and Health Quality

Winston Liaw, Alex H. Krist, Sebastian T. Tong, Roy Sabo, Camille Hochheimer, Jennifer Rankin, David Grolling, Jene Grandmont and Andrew W. Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 342-350; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170421

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