A cross-national comparative perspective on racial inequities in health: The USA versus Canada

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-35

  Siddiqi, A ^a   Nguyen, Q C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049135290     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.085068     Document Type: Article

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