Getting political: Racism and urban health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 841-842

  Cohen, Hillel W ^a   Northridge, Mary E ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Harlem Health Promotion Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN RIGHTS; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0034129530     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.6.841     Document Type: Editorial

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