Disparities in health: Perspectives of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial America

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1437-1447

  Blendon, Robert J ^a   Buhr, Tami ^a   Cassidy, Elaine F ^b   Perez, Debra Joy ^b   Hunt, Kelly A ^c   Fleischfresser, Channtal ^d   Benson, John M ^d   Herrmann, Melissa J ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c New York State Health Foundation   (United States)

^d Harvard Opinion Research Program   (United States)

^e ICR/International Communications Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148840510     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.5.1437     Document Type: Article

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