Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and quality of care for us health center patients compared with non-health center patients

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 342-350

  Shi, Leiyu ^a,c   Tsai, Jenna ^d   Higgins, Patricia Collins ^b   Lebrun, Lydie A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Institute of Public Health   (Taiwan)

^d HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Access; Primary care; Quality of care; Racial ethnic differences in health and healthcare; Safety net providers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049141482     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e3181ba6fd8     Document Type: Article

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