Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care

Radiology

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-30

  Gunderman, Richard B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250830375     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2441060305     Document Type: Editorial

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