Addressing disparities and achieving equity: Cultural competence, ethics, and health-care transformation

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Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 143-148

  Betancourt, Joseph R ^a,b   Corbett, James ^c   Bondaryk, Matthew R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Steward Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNIC CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892640842     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-0634     Document Type: Article

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