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The Brooklyn Health Map: Reflections on a Health Dashboard Visualizing Connections between Social Factors and Health Outcomes in Brooklyn, NY

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Pages 22-40 | Received 12 Feb 2022, Accepted 02 Dec 2022, Published online: 09 Jan 2023

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