Understanding disparities in health care access-and reducing them-Through a focus on public health

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1844-1851

  Derose, Kathryn Pitkin ^a   Gresenz, Carole Roan ^a   Ringel, Jeanne S ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; RESPONSIBILITY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MINORITY HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856013832     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0644     Document Type: Article

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