• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Nov 2006

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    Racial and ethnic disparities in the emergency department: a public health perspective.

    • Sheryl L Heron, Edward Stettner, and Leon L Haley.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. sheron@emory.edu
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2006 Nov 1; 24 (4): 905923905-23.

    AbstractThis article discusses racial and ethnic disparities from a public health perspective, specifically why they threaten to impede the efforts to improve the nation's health. The authors (1) provide background information, including a review of the Institute of Medicine report on health care disparities; (2) describe the racial and ethnic compositions of the individuals in the emergency department setting from the perspective of both the patient and health care provider; (3) discuss the most prevalent disease presentations to the emergency department that are likely to have racial and ethnic disparities; and (4) give conclusions and general recommendations on how to address disparities in emergency health care.

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