Let's get serious about racial and ethnic disparities

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1271-1275

  Powe, Neil R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY;

HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC;

EID: 48149100622     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2008040358     Document Type: Review

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