Achieving the healthy people 2010 goal of elimination of health disparities: What will it take?

Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 25-41

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53749097350     PISSN: 07312199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0731-2199(08)19002-1     Document Type: Review

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