Assessment of biases against latinos and african americans among primary care providers and community members

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-98

  Blair, Irene V ^a   Havranek, Edward P ^b   Price, David W ^c   Hanratty, Rebecca ^d   Fairclough, Diane L ^e   Farley, Tillman ^f   Hirsh, Holen K ^a   Steiner, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f Salud Family Health Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RACISM; STATISTICS; STEREOTYPY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RACISM; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872574159     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300812     Document Type: Article

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