ASHP statement on racial and ethnic disparities in health care

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 728-733

  Cuellar, Lourdes M ^a   Kishi, Donald T ^a   Odedina, Folakemi T ^a   Wang, Lih Jen ^a   Wutoh, Anthony K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

American Society of Health System Pharmacists; Discrimination; Ethnic groups; Guidelines; Health care; Organizations; Pharmacists; Quality assurance; Race; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 42349095737     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp070398     Document Type: Article

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