State legislative activities related to elimination of health disparities

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-183

  Ladenheim, Kala ^a   Groman, Rachel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MINORITY GROUP; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644886286     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-31-1-153     Document Type: Article

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