Enhancing pediatric workforce diversity and providing culturally effective pediatric care: Implications for practice, education, and policy making

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Pletcher, Beth A ^c   Rimsza, Mary Ellen ^c   Basco, William T ^c   Hotaling, Andrew J ^c   Sigrest, Ted D ^c   Simon, Frank A ^c   Alvarado Domenech, Luisa I ^c   Shugerman, Richard P ^c   Harris, Christopher E ^a   McGuinness, Gail A ^b   Towey, Kelly ^c   Radabaugh, Carrie L ^c  

^a Section Forum Management Committee   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Culturally effective care; Diversity; Education; Health disparities; Pediatrician; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEARNING; LGBT PEOPLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CULTURALLY EFFECTIVE CARE; DIVERSITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH DISPARITIES; PEDIATRICIAN; WORKFORCE;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; POLICY MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84885141419     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2268     Document Type: Article

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