The state of research on racial/ethnic discrimination in the receipt of health care

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 953-966

  Shavers, Vickie L ^a   Fagan, Pebbles ^b   Jones, Dionne ^c   Klein, William M P ^a   Boyington, Josephine ^d   Moten, Carmen ^a   Rorie, Edward ^e  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NOVA Research Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84861924292     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300773     Document Type: Review

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