The future of health disparities research: 2008 and beyond

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 706-708

  Egede, Leonard E ^a,b   Bosworth, Hayden ^c,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; POVERTY; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449154183     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0580-6     Document Type: Editorial

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