Quality of care and racial health disparities: A strategic overview

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-12

  Chassin, Mark R ^a   Anderson, Rebecca M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RACISM; REVIEW;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549113802     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 19317581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20012     Document Type: Review

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