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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 12/2007

01-12-2007 | Updates

Update in Health Disparities

Authors: Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH, Hannah E. Shacter, BA, Somnath Saha, MD, MPH, Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, Judith A. Long, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 12/2007

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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. …
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Metadata
Title
Update in Health Disparities
Authors
Donna L. Washington, MD, MPH
Hannah E. Shacter, BA
Somnath Saha, MD, MPH
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
Judith A. Long, MD
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 12/2007
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0442-7

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