Explaining race differences in mortality among the Tennessee medicare elderly: The role of physician services

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 4 SUPPL. A, 2005, Pages 50-63

  Sherkat, Darren E ^a   Kilbourne, Barbara S ^b   Cain, Van A ^b   Hull, Pamela C ^b   Levine, Robert S ^c   Husaini, Baqar A ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Medicare; Mortality; Race disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244477854     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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