Prevalence and patterns of discrimination among U.S. health care consumers

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-344

  LaVeist, Thomas A ^a   Rolley, Nicole C ^b   Diala, Chamberlain ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DISABILITY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; PREVALENCE; RACE; SEX; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038699155     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TCAC-P90F-ATM5-B5U0     Document Type: Article

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