Collecting race, ethnicity, and language data to identify and reduce health disparities: Perceptions of health plan enrollees

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-381

  Hasnain Wynia, Romana ^a   Taylor Clark, Kalahn ^b   Anise, Ayodola ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; health plans; race ethnicity data

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955796087     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558710382549     Document Type: Article

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