Doctors' and nurses' explanations for racial disparities in medical treatment

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 386-400

  Clark Hitt, Rose ^a   Malat, Jennifer ^b   Burgess, Diana ^c   Friedemann Sanchez, Greta ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational programs to reduce disparities; Provider perceptions; Racial disparities in health care; White patient demands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEGRO; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 77249089357     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0275     Document Type: Article

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