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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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
Other Authors:	Smedley, Brian D., Stith, Adrienne Y., Nelson, Alan R. (Alan Ray)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2003]
Subjects:	Discrimination in medical care Health services accessibility. Minorities > Medical care Race discrimination Racism > Cross-cultural studies Social medicine. Ethnic groups. Quality of Health Care United States.

Table of 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.

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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