Health disparities research: Disparities research in neurology: An urgent need

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 184-185

  Vickrey, Barbara G ^a   Shapiro, Martin F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649213876     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2009.30     Document Type: Article

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