Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities: Exploring an outcome-oriented agenda for and policy

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 185-218

  Gibbs, Brian K ^a   Nsiah Jefferson, Laurie ^b   McHugh, Matthew D ^c   Trivedi, Amal N ^d   Prothrow Stith, Deborah ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644915275     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-31-1-185     Document Type: Article

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