Who is accountable for racial equity in health care?

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 814-816

  Blustein, Jan ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; ETHNICITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MINORITY GROUP; RACE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39549118899     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.7.814     Document Type: Note

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