Praeger Handbook of Black American Health [Two Volumes]
Subtitle: Policies and Issues Behind Disparities in Health 2nd Edition
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: June 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780313324772
Subjects: General; Health Care Delivery; Public Health; Medical / Public Health; Medical / Nursing; African Americans; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Health and hygiene; Medical care; Medical
First sentence: Current epidemiological evidence indicates a persistent disparity in health status, morbidity, and mortality among racial/ethnic minorities relative to non-Hispanic Whites, with African Americans, especially those who are poor, evidencing the greatest health disadvantage of all groups in the United States, regardless of the health status indicator used (Health United States, 2001 ).