Identifying and caring for underserved populations: Experience of the National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 937-952

  Weitz, Tracy A ^a   Freund, Karen M ^b   Wright, Leslie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MINORITY GROUPS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035689110     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460901317193521     Document Type: Article

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