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Family Medicine Team Perspectives on Screening for Health-Related Social Needs

Laura Porterfield, Quratulanne H. Jan, Forrest Jones, Tran Cao, Lacy Davis, Shannon Guillot-Wright and Christen M. Walcher
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2024, 37 (2) 180-186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230167R3
Laura Porterfield
From the Department of Family Medicine, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (LP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (QHJ, TC, LD, SGW, CMW); School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (FJ).
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Quratulanne H. Jan
From the Department of Family Medicine, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (LP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (QHJ, TC, LD, SGW, CMW); School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (FJ).
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Forrest Jones
From the Department of Family Medicine, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (LP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (QHJ, TC, LD, SGW, CMW); School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (FJ).
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Tran Cao
From the Department of Family Medicine, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (LP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (QHJ, TC, LD, SGW, CMW); School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (FJ).
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Lacy Davis
From the Department of Family Medicine, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (LP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (QHJ, TC, LD, SGW, CMW); School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (FJ).
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Shannon Guillot-Wright
From the Department of Family Medicine, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (LP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (QHJ, TC, LD, SGW, CMW); School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (FJ).
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Christen M. Walcher
From the Department of Family Medicine, Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (LP); Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (QHJ, TC, LD, SGW, CMW); School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (FJ).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2024, 37 (2) 180-186; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230167R3

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