Addressing racial inequities in health care: Civil rights monitoring and report cards

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-105

  Smith, David Barton ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; RACE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031931866     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-23-1-75     Document Type: Review

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