Ethnic disparities in health: The public's role in working for equality

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1683-1685

  Satcher, David ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT MORTALITY; MINORITY GROUP; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DISEASES; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33750884849     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030405     Document Type: Short Survey

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