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001 2013046569
003 DLC
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008 131120t20142014mdua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013046569
020 $a9781421414751 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a1421414759 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $z9781421414768 (electronic)
020 $z1421414767 (electronic)
035 $a(DNLM)101620652
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042 $apcc
050 00 $aRA418.3.U6$bB37 2014
060 10 $aWA 300 AA1
082 00 $a362.1089$223
100 1 $aBarr, Donald A.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aHealth disparities in the United States :$bsocial class, race, ethnicity, and health /$cDonald A. Barr, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and (by courtesy) in the Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California .
250 $aSecond edition.
264 1 $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c[2014]
264 4 $c©2014
300 $axvii, 308 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references 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? -- Children's health disparities -- 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 12 $aHealth Status Disparities$zUnited States.
650 22 $aEthnic Groups$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHealthcare Disparities$xethnology$zUnited States.
650 22 $aPrejudice$xethnology$zUnited States.
650 22 $aSocioeconomic Factors$zUnited States.