Health and mental health policies' role in better understanding and closing african American-white American disparities in treatment access and quality of care

American Psychologist

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 524-531

  Snowden, Lonnie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Health care reform; Mental health disparities; Surgeon general's report

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871655982     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030054     Document Type: Article

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