Eliminating health care disparities is good for us all

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 850-851

  Joffe, Alain ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042337450     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.9.850     Document Type: Editorial

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