Clinical care and health disparities

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-106

  Starfield, B ^a   Gervas J ^b,c   Mangin, D ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c Equipo CESCA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Clinical guidelines; Equity in health services and health; Meeting health needs; Prevention; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861356273     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: 15452093     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031811-124528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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