Understanding and addressing racial disparities in health care

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 75-90

  Williams, D R ^a   Rucker, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL CARE; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PREJUDICE; RACE RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033679112     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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