Health disparities among highly vulnerable populations in the United States: A call to action for medical and oral health care

Medical Education Online

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Vanderbilt, Allison A ^a   Isringhausen, Kim T ^b   VanderWielen, Lynn M ^a   Wright, Marcie S ^a   Slashcheva, Lyubov D ^b   Madden, Molly A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Interprofessional education; Medical health; Oral health; Underserved populations; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

HEALTH DISPARITIES; INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL HEALTH; ORAL HEALTH; UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

DENTAL CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880170366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v18i0.20644     Document Type: Article

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