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Patient Barriers to Accessing Referred Resources for Unmet Social Needs

Sahil Sandhu, Tyler Lian, Lydia Smeltz, Connor Drake, Howard Eisenson and Janet Prvu Bettger
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2022, 35 (4) 793-802; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210462
Sahil Sandhu
From Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, TL, LS); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, JPB); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SS); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (TL); Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (LS); Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (CD); Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (HE); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (JPB).
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Tyler Lian
From Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, TL, LS); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, JPB); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SS); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (TL); Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (LS); Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (CD); Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (HE); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (JPB).
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Lydia Smeltz
From Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, TL, LS); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, JPB); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SS); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (TL); Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (LS); Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (CD); Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (HE); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (JPB).
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Connor Drake
From Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, TL, LS); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, JPB); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SS); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (TL); Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (LS); Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (CD); Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (HE); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (JPB).
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Howard Eisenson
From Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, TL, LS); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, JPB); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SS); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (TL); Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (LS); Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (CD); Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (HE); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (JPB).
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Janet Prvu Bettger
From Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, TL, LS); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC (SS, JPB); Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (SS); Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (TL); Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (LS); Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (CD); Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (HE); Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (JPB).
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