Unequal treatment: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care
A Nelson - Journal of the national medical association, 2002 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
EI n behalf on the Institute of Medicine and my colleagues on the committee, I would like to
outline the major find-ings and recommendations of our report, Un-equal Treatment …
outline the major find-ings and recommendations of our report, Un-equal Treatment …
Racial and ethnic disparities in the health and health care of children
OBJECTIVE: This technical report reviews and synthesizes the published literature on
racial/ethnic disparities in children's health and health care. METHODS: A systematic review …
racial/ethnic disparities in children's health and health care. METHODS: A systematic review …
Impact of health literacy on socioeconomic and racial differences in health in an elderly population
BACKGROUND: Differences in health literacy levels by race and education are widely
hypothesized to contribute to health disparities, but there is little direct evidence …
hypothesized to contribute to health disparities, but there is little direct evidence …
Classification of race and ethnicity: implications for public health
▪ Abstract Emerging methods in the measurement of race and ethnicity have important
implications for the field of public health. Traditionally, information on race and/or ethnicity …
implications for the field of public health. Traditionally, information on race and/or ethnicity …
Prejudice, clinical uncertainty and stereoty** as sources of health disparities
Disparities in health can result from the clinical encounter between a doctor and a patient.
This paper studies three possible mechanisms: prejudice of doctors in the form of being less …
This paper studies three possible mechanisms: prejudice of doctors in the form of being less …
Racial and ethnic differences in response to medicines: towards individualized pharmaceutical treatment
VJ Burroughs, RW Maxey… - Journal of the National …, 2002 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It is now well documented that substantial disparities exist in the quality and quantity of
medical care received by minority Americans, especially those of African, Asian and …
medical care received by minority Americans, especially those of African, Asian and …
[HTML][HTML] Disparities in health care spending and utilization among Black and White Medicaid enrollees
Importance Administrative records indicate that more than half of the 80 million Medicaid
enrollees identify as belonging to a racial and ethnic minority group. Despite this, disparities …
enrollees identify as belonging to a racial and ethnic minority group. Despite this, disparities …
Statistical discrimination in health care
This paper considers the role of statistical discrimination as a potential explanation for racial
and ethnic disparities in health care. The underlying problem is that a physician may have a …
and ethnic disparities in health care. The underlying problem is that a physician may have a …
Depression in African Americans: breaking barriers to detection and treatment.
Objective Recent studies in primary care settings indicate that African Americans face health
disparities in the treatment of major depression. We reviewed the literature to find evidence …
disparities in the treatment of major depression. We reviewed the literature to find evidence …
Five-year impact of quality improvement for depression: results of a group-level randomized controlled trial
K Wells, C Sherbourne, M Schoenbaum… - Archives of general …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Background Quality improvement (QI) programs for depressed primary care patients can
improve health outcomes for 6 to 28 months; effects for longer than 28 months are unknown …
improve health outcomes for 6 to 28 months; effects for longer than 28 months are unknown …