Paths to success: Optimal and equitable health outcomes for all

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages 7-19

  Rust, George ^a   Levine, Robert S ^b   Fry Johnson, Yvonne ^c   Baltrus, Peter ^c   Ye, Jiali ^c   Mack, Dominic ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c National Center for Primary Care at MSM   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Health equity; Health outcomes; Primary care; Public health; Race; Success

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; RACE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861014723     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0084     Document Type: Article

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