Racial and ethnic disparities in health care: A position paper of the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 226-232

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ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINORITY GROUP; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 3543094440     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-3-200408030-00015     Document Type: Article

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