Race matters: Perceptions of race and racism in a sickle cell center

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 451-454

  Nelson, Stephen C ^a   Hackman, Heather W ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparity; Race; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SICKLE CELL; SKILL; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872467257     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24361     Document Type: Article

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