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001 2007042008
003 DLC
005 20131122075015.0
008 071010s2008 mdua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aRA418.3.U6$bB37 2008
060 10 $aWA 300$bB268h 2008
082 00 $a362.1089$222
100 1 $aBarr, Donald A.
245 10 $aHealth disparities in the United States :$bsocial class, race, ethnicity, and health /$cDonald A. Barr.
260 $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c2008.
300 $axv, 295 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-289) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction to the social roots of health disparities -- What is "health"? how should we define it? how should we measure it? -- The relationship between socioeconomic status and health, or, "they call it 'poor health' for a reason" -- Understanding how low social status leads to poor health -- Race, ethnicity, and health -- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health: which is more important in affecting health status? -- All things being equal, does race/ethnicity affect how physicians treat patients? -- Why does race/ethnicity affect the way physicians treat patients? -- When, if ever, is it appropriate to use a patient's race/ethnicity to guide medical decisions? -- What should we do to reduce health disparities?
650 0 $aHealth services accessibility$zUnited States.
650 0 $aSocial medicine$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMinorities$xHealth and hygiene$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEquality$xHealth aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHealth$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMedical economics$zUnited States.
650 12 $aHealth Services Accessibility$zUnited States.
650 22 $aEthnic Groups$zUnited States.
650 22 $aPrejudice$zUnited States.
650 22 $aSocioeconomic Factors$zUnited States.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip082/2007042008.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007042008-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007042008-d.html