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Clinical Care and Health Disparities*
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Clinical Care and Health Disparities*

Abstract

Health disparities, also known as health inequities, are systematic and potentially remediable differences in one or more aspects of health across population groups defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically. This topic has been the subject of research stretching back at least decades. Reports and studies have delved into how inequities develop in different societies and, with particular regard to health services, in …

Authors

Starfield B; Gérvas J; Mangin D

Volume

33

Pagination

pp. 89-106

Publisher

Annual Reviews

Publication Date

April 21, 2012

DOI

10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031811-124528