Sickle cell disease in a "postracial" America

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1065-1066

  Bediako, Shawn M ^a   Haywood Jr , Carlton ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Race ethnicity; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350630214     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31075-0     Document Type: Editorial

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