02353cam a2200433 i 4500 17949365 US-DLC 20180517124058.0 131120t20142014mdua b 001 0 eng 2013046569 9781421414751 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1421414759 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781421414768 (electronic) 1421414767 (electronic) (DNLM)101620652 DNLM/DLC DLC rda pcc RA418.3.U6 B37 2014 Barr, Donald A., author. Health disparities in the United States : social class, race, ethnicity, and health / Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and (by courtesy) in the Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, California . Second edition. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014] ©2014 xvii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction 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? Health Status Disparities United States. Ethnic Groups United States. Healthcare Disparities ethnology United States. Prejudice ethnology United States. Socioeconomic Factors United States. local 4 Print books. lcc BOOKS [2014] 312017 312017 Alfaisal Main Library 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2016-08-18 0 RA418.3.U6 B37 2014 AU0000000006374 2016-08-18 00:00:00 395.00 2016-08-18 BOOKS