ACOG: Committee Opinion - Number 317. Racial and ethnic disparities in women's health

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 889-892

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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FETUS MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 25444462585     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200510000-00053     Document Type: Review

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