TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barr,Donald A.
TI  - Health disparities in the United States: social class, race, ethnicity, and health 
SN  - 9781421414751 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RA418.3.U6 B37 2014
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Health Status Disparities
KW  - United States
KW  - Ethnic Groups
KW  - Healthcare Disparities
KW  - ethnology
KW  - Prejudice
KW  - Socioeconomic Factors
KW  - local
KW  - Print books
N1  - 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?
ER  -