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The odd couple: using biomedical and intersectional approaches to address health inequities

Olena HankivskySchool of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lesley DoyalHealth and Social Care, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5405-4387
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Gillian EinsteinDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-5471
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Ursula KellyAtlanta VA Medical Center, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6956-4678
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Janet ShimSchool of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-7961
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Lynn WeberDepartment of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3251-1094
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Robin ReptaInterdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4076-1309
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Article: 1326686 | Received 29 Sep 2016, Accepted 16 Mar 2017, Published online: 22 Jun 2017

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