Reducing racial and ethnic disparities: The action plan from the department of health and human services

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1822-1829

  Koh, Howard K ^a   Graham, Garth ^a   Glied, Sherry A ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RACE DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 84856002342     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0673     Document Type: Article

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