According to him: Barriers to healthcare among African-American men

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1153-1160

  Ravenell, Joseph E ^a   Whitaker, Eric E ^b   Johnson Jr , Waldo E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Barriers; Men's health

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL BIAS; DEMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 55349120178     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31479-6     Document Type: Article

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