Residential segregation and disparities in health care services utilization

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-175

  Gaskin, Darrell J ^a   Dinwiddie, Gniesha Y ^b   Chan, Kitty S ^a   McCleary, Rachael ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

health care disparities; minority health; nurse practitioner services; physician services; physician's assistant services; segregation

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY HEALTH; PREJUDICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859557629     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558711420263     Document Type: Article

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