Understanding the dynamics between ethnicity and health care: Another role for health services research in chronic disease management

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2265-2267

  Feussner, John R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

EID: 0036746101     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10501     Document Type: Editorial

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