Making health equality a reality: The Bronx takes action

Health Affairs

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 491-498

  Calman, Neil ^a  

^a Institute for Urban Family Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; JUSTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 17244378497     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.491     Document Type: Review

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