Overlooked and Underserved: Improving the Health of Men of Color

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 707-709

  Satcher, David ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038317636     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.5.707     Document Type: Editorial

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