Improving health, eliminating disparities: Finding solutions for better health care for all populations

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Heisler, Michael B ^a   Rust, George ^a   Pattillo, Roland ^a   Dubois, Anne M ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Disparities; Environmental health; Heart disease; Hormone replacement therapy; Infectious disease; Mental disorders; Mental health; Prevention; Primary care; Stroke; Tobacco use; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849154439     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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