Ethical disparities: Challenges encountered by multidisciplinary providers in fulfilling ethical standards in the care of rural and minority people

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 89-97

  Roberts, Laura Weiss ^a   Johnson, Mark E ^b   Brems, Christiane ^b   Warner, Teddy D ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALASKA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW MEXICO; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 38749101393     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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