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01.12.2007 | Updates
Update in Health Disparities
verfasst von:
Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH, Hannah E. Shacter, BA, Somnath Saha, MD, MPH, Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, Judith A. Long, MD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 12/2007
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Excerpt
Racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care have been widely documented in the United States.
1 Disparities are pervasive across many clinical conditions and all dimensions of access to care. The elimination of disparities therefore requires interventions on multiple levels.
2 This update in disparities focuses on recent key advances in this field. In this paper, we summarize selected articles chosen for presentation at the 30th annual session of the Society of General Internal Medicine. Articles were selected if they focused on racial/ethnic disparities or single population non-White racial/ethnic groups, are immediately applicable to the practice of general internal medicine, and have the potential to reduce racial/ethnic health disparities. …