Eliminating health disparities: Understanding this important phenomenon

Health Care Manager

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-233

  Newman Giger, Joyce ^a   Davidhizar, Ruth ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BETHEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethnic minority; Health disparity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548458915     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HCM.0000285013.88278.1e     Document Type: Review

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