Health disparities in the United States
Subtitle: social class, race, ethnicity, and health
By: Donald A. Barr.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780801888205; 9780801888212
Subjects: Health services accessibility -- United States; Social medicine -- United States; Minorities -- Health and hygiene -- United States; Equality -- Health aspects -- United States; Health -- Social aspects -- United States; Medical economics -- United States; Health Services Accessibility -- United States; Ethnic Groups -- United States; Prejudice -- United States; Socioeconomic Factors -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the social roots of health disparities; title: What is "health"? how should we define it? how should we measure it?; title: The relationship between socioeconomic status and health, or, "they call it 'poor health' for a reason"; title: Understanding how low social status leads to poor health; title: Race, ethnicity, and health; title: Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health: which is more important in affecting health status?; title: All things being equal, does race/ethnicity affect how physicians treat patients?; title: Why does race/ethnicity affect the way physicians treat patients?; title: When, if ever, is it appropriate to use a patient's race/ethnicity to guide medical decisions?; title: What should we do to reduce health disparities?