Disparities and discriminatiom in health care coverage: A critique of the Institute of Medicine study

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Epstein, Richard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12744269523     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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