Epidemiology of racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare

Eliminating Healthcare Disparities in America: Beyond the IOM Report

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 21-40

  Mensah, George A ^a   Glover, Maleeka J ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 65549168022     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-485-8_2     Document Type: Chapter

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