A Three-Dimensional Approach to the Elimination of Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Lung Health

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 535-542

  Satcher, David ^a   Rust, George ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746329597     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2006.04.012     Document Type: Review

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