Reframing the racial disparities issue for state governments

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-152

  Stone, Deborah ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL CARE; MORALITY; RACE DIFFERENCE;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644882473     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-31-1-127     Document Type: Article

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