Taking action on the social determinants of health in clinical practice: A framework for health professionals

CMAJ

Volumn 188, Issue 17-18, 2016, Pages E474-E483

  Andermann, Anne ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; CANADA; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CANADA; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 85002141874     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160177     Document Type: Review

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