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Necessary But Not Sufficient: Why Health Care Alone Cannot Improve Population Health and Reduce Health Inequities

Steven H. Woolf
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2019, 17 (3) 196-199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2395
Steven H. Woolf
Department of Family Medicine and Population Health and Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virgina
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vol. 17 no. 3 196-199
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2395
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31085522

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
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  • Received for publication March 25, 2019
  • Accepted for publication March 27, 2019
  • Published online May 13, 2019.

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  1. Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH⇑
  1. Department of Family Medicine and Population Health and Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virgina
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH, P.O. Box 980101, Virginia Commonwealth University, Fairfax, VA 22033, steven.woolf{at}vcuhealth.org

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