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social class, race, ethnicity, and health

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Health disparities in the United States

social class, race, ethnicity, and health

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295

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Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
2014, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
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Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
2014, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
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Health disparities in the United States: social class, race, ethnicity, and health
2008, Johns Hopkins University Press, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction 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?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-289) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.1
Library of Congress
RA418.3.U6 B37 2008, RA418.3.U6B37 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 295 p. :
Number of pages
295

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16905549M
Internet Archive
healthdisparitie0000barr
ISBN 10
0801888204, 0801888212
ISBN 13
9780801888205, 9780801888212
LCCN
2007042008
OCLC/WorldCat
175055146
Library Thing
6528690
Goodreads
3426799
4485051

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