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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 3/2011

Open Access 01-03-2011 | Editorials

From the Editors’ Desk: Disparities Near and Far

Authors: Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH, Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 3/2011

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JGIM has cultivated a reputation for publishing important research in the field of health disparities. The reasons should be clear. The United States is a divided country, and not just politically. As Christopher Murray and colleagues reported in another journal (PLoS Medicine, 2006), there are at least “eight Americas,” each with markedly different health outcomes. For example, in 2001, Asian women had a life expectancy that exceeded that of urban black males by an entire generation (20.7 years). These disparities deserve exposition, analysis, and creative multilevel solutions. …
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Title
From the Editors’ Desk: Disparities Near and Far
Authors
Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH
Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-010-1625-1

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