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Addressing Social Determinants of Health

José F. Figueroa, Austin B. Frakt, Ashish K. Jha

2020JAMA178 citationsDOI

Abstract

This Viewpoint introduces the notion of a polysocial risk score, much like a polygenic risk score, which might help predict the risk that varying combinations of social conditions contribute to specific health outcomes.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineSocial determinants of healthSocial riskEnvironmental healthPublic healthNursingHealthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education