Race, ethnicity, and pain among the U.S. adult population

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 177-220

  Shavers, Vickie L ^a   Bakos, Alexis ^b   Sheppard, Vanessa B ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NCI   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health disparities; Pain; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249125935     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0255     Document Type: Review

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