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Health disparities and substance abuse.

Authors :
Crèvecoeur-MacPhail, Desirée A., PhD
Source :
Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2024. 3p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

DEFINITION: Health disparities are those differences in health-related treatment or outcomes that disproportionately affect specific groups of individuals based on their ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, or level of education.

Details

Database :
Research Starters
Journal :
Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health
Publication Type :
Reference
Accession number :
94415433