Segregation, civil rights, and health disparities: The legacy of African American physicians and organized medicine, 1910-1968

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 513-527

  Washington, Harriet A ^a   Baker, Robert B ^b   Olakanmi, Ololade ^c   Savitt, Todd L ^d   Jacobs, Elizabeth A ^e   Hoover, Eddie ^f   Wynia, Matthew K ^c,g  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^f National Medical Association   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American Medical Association; National Medical Association

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CIVIL RIGHTS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 67650541538     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30936-6     Document Type: Article

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