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Clinician Experiences with Screening for Social Needs in Primary Care

Sebastian T. Tong, Winston R. Liaw, Paulette Lail Kashiri, James Pecsok, Julia Rozman, Andrew W. Bazemore and Alex H. Krist
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 351-363; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170419
Sebastian T. Tong
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (STT, PLK, JP, JR, AWB, AHK); The Robert Graham Center, Washington D.C. (WRL, AWB), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (WRL).
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Winston R. Liaw
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (STT, PLK, JP, JR, AWB, AHK); The Robert Graham Center, Washington D.C. (WRL, AWB), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (WRL).
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Paulette Lail Kashiri
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (STT, PLK, JP, JR, AWB, AHK); The Robert Graham Center, Washington D.C. (WRL, AWB), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (WRL).
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James Pecsok
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (STT, PLK, JP, JR, AWB, AHK); The Robert Graham Center, Washington D.C. (WRL, AWB), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (WRL).
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Julia Rozman
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (STT, PLK, JP, JR, AWB, AHK); The Robert Graham Center, Washington D.C. (WRL, AWB), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (WRL).
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Andrew W. Bazemore
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (STT, PLK, JP, JR, AWB, AHK); The Robert Graham Center, Washington D.C. (WRL, AWB), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (WRL).
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Alex H. Krist
From Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (STT, PLK, JP, JR, AWB, AHK); The Robert Graham Center, Washington D.C. (WRL, AWB), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (WRL).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 351-363; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170419
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