Socioeconomic inequities often translate into health inequalities [5]

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 816-817

  Vinson, Sarah ^a   Graham, Noni A ^b   Gold, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ANESTHESIST; CIVIL RIGHTS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGEON;

FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33646510528     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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