The Health Disparities Industry: Is It an Ethical Conundrum?

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 454-464

  Shaw Ridley, Mary ^a   Ridley, Charles R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; health disparities; minority health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MINORITY HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY HEALTH;

EID: 78349237452     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839910375612     Document Type: Article

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