The role of black and Hispanic physicians in providing health care for underserved populations

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 334, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 1305-1310

  Komaromy, Miriam ^a,c   Grumbach, Kevin ^a,b,c   Drake, Michael ^a   Vranizan, Karen ^a,c   Lurie, Nicole ^d   Keane, Dennis ^c   Bindman, Andrew B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NEGRO; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MINORITY GROUPS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029932125     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199605163342006     Document Type: Article

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