Blacks' and whites' attitudes toward race and nativity concordance with doctors

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 800-807

  Malat, Jennifer ^a   Van Ryn, Michelle ^b   Purcell, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs; Patient physician relationship; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 69749089017     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31009-9     Document Type: Article

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