Unequal treatment : confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care / Brian D. Smedley, Adrienne Y. Stith, and Alan R. Nelson, editors ; Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.
Publication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2003.Description: xvi, 764 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 030908265X (hardcover)
- Discrimination in medical care
- Health services accessibility
- Minorities -- Medical care
- Race discrimination
- Racism -- Cross-cultural studies
- Social medicine
- Health Services Accessibility -- United States
- Ethnic Groups -- United States
- Minority Groups -- United States
- Quality of Health Care -- United States
- WA 300.1 U56 2003
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | WA 300.1 U56 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22065718 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-268) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction and Literature Review
2. The HealthCare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities
3. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient- and System-Level Factors
4. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter
5. Interventions: Systemic Strategies
6. Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions
7. Data Collection and Monitoring
8. Needed Research
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