Health disparities and the quality of ambulatory care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 347, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 1709-1710

  Lurie, Nicole ^a   Buntin, Melinda Beeuwkes ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037153040     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe020126     Document Type: Editorial

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