Examining the health disparities research plan of the National Institutes of Health : unfinished business / Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH's Strategic Research Plan And Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Gerald E. Thomson, Faith Mitchell, Monique Williams, editors.

In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as excess mortality and morbidity and shorter life expectancy. Examining the Health Disparities Research...

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Online Access:	Electronic book from EBSCO
Other Authors:	Thomson, Gerald E. Mitchell, Faith, 1952- Williams, Monique.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Academy Press, ©2006.
Subjects:	Health services accessibility > United States. Social medicine > United States. Medical policy > United States. Medical care > United States > Evaluation. Cultural pluralism. Electronic books.