Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care: An integral part of quality improvement scholarship

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-80

  Chin, M H ^a,b   Chien, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; NOTE; RACISM;

ETHNIC GROUPS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645906527     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.017749     Document Type: Note

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