Statistical discrimination in health care

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 881-907

  Balsa, Ana I ^a   McGuire, Thomas G ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparities; Race; Statistical discrimination

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH CARE; MINORITY GROUP; RACIAL DISPARITY;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSICIAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMMUNICATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; RACE RELATIONS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034781945     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(01)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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