Racial/ethnic disparities in preventive care practice among U.S. Nursing home residents

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 519-539

  Luo, Huabin ^a   Zhang, Xinzhi ^b   Cook, Benjamin ^c   Wu, Bei ^d   Wilson, M Roy ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disparity; nursing homes; preventive care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906719558     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314524436     Document Type: Article

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