Trust in doctors: Are african americans less likely to trust their doctors than white americans?

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Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Guffey, Thomas ^a   Yang, Philip Q ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Black white difference; Blacks; Trust in doctors; Whites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883237164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21582440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2158244012466092     Document Type: Article

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