Health equity research in the veterans health administration: We've come far but aren't there yet

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

  Atkins, David ^a   Kilbourne, Amy ^a   Lipson, Linda ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84906074192     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302216     Document Type: Editorial

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