Taking action on the social determinants of health in clinical practice: a framework for health professionals - PMC

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CMAJ . 2016 Dec 6;188(17-18):E474–E483. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.160177 Taking action on the social determinants of health in clinical practice: a framework for health professionals Anne Andermann Anne Andermann , MD DPhil 1 Departments of Family Medicine; and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; McGill University; Family Medicine Centre and St. Mary’s Research Centre, St. Mary’s Hospital, Montréal, Que. Find articles by Anne Andermann , for the CLEAR Collaboration , for the CLEAR Collaboration 1, ✉ Author information Copyright and License information 1 Departments of Family Medicine;

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