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Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and health
- Title
- Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and health / Donald A. Barr.
- Author
- Barr, Donald A., 1946-
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
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- Description
- xv, 295 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Health services accessibility > United States
- Socioeconomic Factors > United States
- Social medicine > United States
- Health > Social aspects > United States
- Prejudice > United States
- Ethnic Groups > United States
- Medical economics > United States
- Equality > Health aspects > United States
- Health Services Accessibility > United States
- Minorities > Health and hygiene > United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-289) and index.
- 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?
- Call Number
- JBE 08-1083
- ISBN
- 9780801888205 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0801888204 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780801888212 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0801888212 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007042008
- OCLC
- 175055146
- Author
- Barr, Donald A., 1946-
- Title
- Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and health / Donald A. Barr.
- Imprint
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-289) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JBE 08-1083