Perception of racial barriers to health care in the rural South

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-100

  Fowler Brown, Angela ^a   Ashkin, Evan ^b   Corbie Smith, Giselle ^b,c   Thaker, Samruddhi ^c   Pathman, Donald E ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Attitude to health; European continental ancestry group; Health services accessibility; Public opinion; Questionnaires; Rural health; Southern region of the United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TEXAS;

EID: 33644750300     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0022     Document Type: Article

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