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Unequal treatment : confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care / Brian D. Smedley, Adrienne Y. Stith, and Alan R. Nelson, editors ; Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2003.
Description
xvi, 764 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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RA563.M56 U53 2003
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Subject(s)
Racism in medicine
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United States
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Cross-cultural studies
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Discrimination in medical care
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United States
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Cross-cultural studies
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Health services accessibility
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United States
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Cross-cultural studies
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Minorities
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Medical care
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Race discrimination
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Racism
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Cross-cultural studies
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Social medicine
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Ethnic groups
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Minorities
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Health services accessibility
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Discrimination in medical care
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Related name
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
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Smedley, Brian D.
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Stith, Adrienne Y.
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Nelson, Alan R. (Alan Ray)
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Cross-cultural studies
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polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003
Summary note
The book relates the findings of the National Institute of Medicine's Committee for Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. The findings show that racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive a lower quality of healthcare in the United States than do non-minorities.
Notes
Accompanying CD-ROM contains p. 417-738 (not printed in the book).
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction and Literature Review
2. The HealthCare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities
3. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient- and System-Level Factors
4. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter
5. Interventions: Systemic Strategies
6. Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions
7. Data Collection and Monitoring
8. Needed Research
App. C. Federal-Level and Other Initiatives to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare
App. D. Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Highlights from Focus Group Findings
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review of the Evidence and a Consideration of Causes / H. Jack Geiger
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Background and History / W. Michael Byrd and Linda A. Clayton
The Rationing of Healthcare and Health Disparity for the American Indians/Alaska Natives / Jennie R. Joe
Patient-Provider Communication: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Process and Outcomes of Healthcare / Lisa A. Cooper and Debra L. Roter
The Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcare / Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, Cara James, Byron J. Good and Anne E. Becker
The Civil Rights Dimension of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status / Thomas E. Perez
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: Issues in the Design, Structure, and Administration of Federal Healthcare Financing Programs Supported Through Direct Public Funding / Sara Rosenbaum
The Impact of Cost Containment Efforts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Conceptualization / Thomas Rice
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: An Ethical Analysis of When and How They Matter / Madison Powers and Ruth Faden.
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ISBN
030908265X ((hardcover))
9780309082655 ((hardcover))
0309084032
9780309084031
0309085322 ((hardcover))
9780309085328 ((hardcover))
0309509114 ((electronic bk.))
9780309509114
LCCN
2002007492
OCLC
49805148
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Unequal treatment : confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care / Brian D. Smedley, Adrienne Y. Stith, and Alan R. Nelson, editors ; Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.
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