Racial disparities in exposure, susceptibility, and access to health care in the US H1N1 influenza pandemic

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 285-293

  Quinn, Sandra Crouse ^a   Kumar, Supriya ^b   Freimuth, Vicki S ^c   Musa, Donald ^d   Casteneda Angarita, Nestor ^d   Kidwell, Kelley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751551612     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.188029     Document Type: Article

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