Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of drug therapy

Social Science Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 674-684

  Bowblis, J R ^a   Yun, M S ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Drug therapy; High cholesterol; Hypertension; Oaxaca decomposition; Racial and ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953233078     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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