Excellence and equality in health care

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

  Clancy, Carolyn M ^a   Uchendu, Uchenna S ^b   Jones, Kenneth T ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84906083689     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302217     Document Type: Editorial

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