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More than wheezing: Incorporating social determinants into public policy to improve asthma outcomes in children

J.L. Raphael, J.D. Colvin
Pediatr Res

Efforts to improve child health in the United States have historically positioned the health care system as the focal point for transformative change. With passage of the Affordable Care Act, there have been increasing initiatives to address factors outside the health care system and reform payments to incentivize broader approaches.

Raphael JL, Colvin JD. More than wheezing: incorporating social determinants into public policy to improve asthma outcomes in children. Pediatr Res. 2016. PMID: 27849195. DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.223.

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