Access to health care for ethnic minority populations

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 953, 2005, Pages 141-147

  Szczepura, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 15244362597     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.026237     Document Type: Review

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