Public health, racism, and the lasting impact of hospital segregation

Public Health Reports

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 715-720

  Largent, Emily A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil rights; Hospitals; Public health; Racism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL RIGHTS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RACISM; AFRICAN AMERICAN; HISTORY; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACISM; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85055147147     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0033354918795891     Document Type: Article

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