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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 2003

Health Status of American Indians Compared with Other Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations---Selected States, 2001--2002 Source: MMWR, November 28, 2003, Vol. 52(47):1148-1152

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged >65 Years --- United States, 1989--2001 Source: MMWR, October 10, 2003, Vol. 52(40):958-962

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Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Alaska Native Children Aged 19-35 Months--National Immunization Survey, United States, 2000-2001 Source: MMWR, August 1, 2003, Vol. 52(30):710-3

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Immunization Coverage in North Carolina Authors: Flynn-Saldana KJ, Kirsch A, Lister ME Source: North Carolina Medical Journal, May-June 2003, Vol. 64(3):106-110

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Maternal Characteristics Associated with Vaccination of Young Children Authors: Luman ET, McCauley MM, Shefer A, et al Source: Pediatrics, May 2003, Vol. 111(5 Part 2):1215-1218

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Vaccines for Children: Policies, Politics and Poverty Authors: Obaro SK, Palmer A Source: Vaccine, March 28, 2003, Vol. 21(13-14):1423-31

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Adult Vaccination Among Individuals with Diabetes Authors: Egede LE, Zheng D Source: Am J Public Health, February 2003, Vol. 93(2):324-9

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Minority Mistrust Still Haunts Medical Care Author: Adams D Source: Amednews.com, Amercian Medical Association, January 13, 2003

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Pneumococcal Vaccination: An Opportunity for Emergency Medical Services Authors: Hostler D, Milspaw J, Paris PM Source: Prehospital Emergency Care, January-March 2003, Vol. 7:125-135

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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 2002

Closing the Gap: Strategies for Increasing Immunization Levels among At-Risk Populations Author: Rodewald LE Source: Ethnicity & Disease, Winter 2002, Vol. 12:S2-31-S2-33 Abstract not available. Subscription only.

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Reducing Geographic, Racial, and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Immunization Rates by Using Reminder/Recall Interventions in Urban Primary Care Practices Authors: Szilagyi PG, Schaffer S, Shone L, et al Source: Pediatrics, November 2002, Vol. 110(5):e58

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Effects of Race and Income on Mortality and Use of Services among Medicare Beneficiaries Authors: Gornick ME, Eggers PW, Reilly TW, et al Source: New England Journal of Medicine, September 12, 2002, Vol. 335(11):791-9

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Do Beliefs of Inner-City Parents about Disease and Vaccine Risks Affect Immunization? Authors: Trauth JM, Zimmerman RK, Musa D, et al Source: Journal of National Medicine Association, September 2002, Vol. 94(9):820-832

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Timeliness of Immunizations of Children in a Medicaid Primary Care Case Management Managed Care Program Authors: Cotter JJ, Bramble JD, Bovbjerg VE, et al Source: Journal of National Medicine Association, September 2002, Vol. 94(9):833-840

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Vaccination Coverage of Foreign-Born Children 19 to 35 Months of Age: Findings from the National Immunization Survey, 1999-2000 Authors: Strine TW, Barker LE, Mokdad AH, Luman ET, Sutter RW, Chu SY Source: Pediatrics, August 2002, Vol. 110(2 Pt 1):e15

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Fragmentation of Immunization History among Providers and Parents of Children in Selected Underserved Areas Authors: Yusuf H, Adams M, Rodewald L, et al Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, August 2002, Vol. 23(2):106-112

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs Authors: Newacheck PW, Hung YY, Wright KK Source: Ambulatory Pediatrics, July-August 2002, Vol. 2(4):247-254

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Gender and Ethnic/Racial Disparities in Health Care Utilization among Older Adults Authors: Dunlop DD, Manheim LM, Song J, Chang RW Source: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, July 2002, Vol. 57(4):S221-233

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Visiting Multiple Sites for Immunization and Vaccine Coverage Levels of Preschool Children in 3 Urban Clinics: Potential Indicator of Record Scatter? Authors: Joseph CL, Giblin PT, Kallenbach LR, et al Source: Clinical Pediatrics, May 2002, Vol. 41(4):249-256

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Influenza Vaccination among Minority Populations in the United States Authors: Marin MG, Johanson WG Jr, Salas-Lopez D Source: Preventive Medicine, February 2002, Vol. 34(2):235-241

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Disparities in Health Care by Race, Ethnicity, and Language among the Insured: Findings from a National Sample Authors: Fiscella K, Franks P, Doescher MP, Saver BG Source: Medical Care, January 2002, Vol. 40(1):52-9

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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 2001

Adult Vaccinations Authors: Zimmerman RK, Ball JA Source: Primary Care, December 2001, Vol. 28(4):763-790

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Access to Primary Care: The role of race and income Author: Basu J Source: Journal of Health & Social Policy, October-December 2001, Vol. 13(4):57-73

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care in Managed Care Plans Authors: Hargraves JL, Cunningham PJ, Hughes RG Source: Health Services Research, October 2001, Vol. 36(5):853-868

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Racial Disparity in Influenza Vaccination: Does Managed Care Narrow the Gap Between African Americans and Whites? Authors: Schneider EC, Cleary PD, Zaslavsky AM, Epstein AM Source: JAMA, September 26, 2001, Vol. 286(12):1455-1460

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Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Levels Among Persons Aged 65 Years and Older--United States, 1999 Source: MMWR, June 29, 2001, Vol. 50(25):532-7

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National Policy Perspectives: Confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care Authors: Hood RG Source: Academic Medicine, June 2001, Vol. 76(6):584-6 Abstract not available. Subscription only.

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Inequality in America: The contribution of health centers in reducing and eliminating disparities in access to care Authors: Politzer RM, Yoon J, Shi L, et al Source: Medical Care Research and Review, June 2001, Vol. 58(2):234-248

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Overcoming Immunization Disparities Based on Ethnicity  Author: Grabenstein JD  Source: Pharmacy Practice Management Quarterly, Spring 2001, Vol. 20(3):23-30 Abstract not available. Subscription only.

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Scientific Inquiry: eliminating health disparities for racial and ethnic minorities--A nursing agenda for children Author: Villarruel A Source: Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, January-March, 2001, Vol. 6(1):32-4

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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 2000

Latino Child Health: Need for inclusion in the US national discourse Authors: Zambrana RE, Logie LA Source: American Journal of Public Health, December 2000, 90(12):1827-1833

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Children's Access to Care Authors: Weinick RM, Krauss NA Source: American Journal of Public Health, November 2000, Vol. 90(11):1771-4

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perceptions of Physician Style and Trust Authors: Doescher MP, Saver BG, Franks P, Fiscella K Source: Archives of Family Medicine, November-December 2000, Vol. 9(10):1156-1163

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care Authors: Mayberry RM, Mili F, Ofili E Source: Medical Care Research and Review, November 2000, Vol. 57(99):108-145

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Race and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Access and Utilization: An examination of state variation Authors: Waidmann TA, Rajan S Source: Medical Care Research and Review, November 2000, Vol. 57(99):55-84

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to and Use of Health Care Services, 1977 to 1996 Authors: Weinick RM, Zuvekas SH, Cohen JW Source: Medical Care Research and Review, November 2000, Vol. 57(99):36-54

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Influenza, Pneumococcal, and Tetanus Toxoid Vaccination of Adults United States, 1993-1997 Source: MMWR, September 22, 2000, Vol. 49(SS09):39-62

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National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Levels among Children Aged 19--35 Months --- United States, 1998 Source: MMWR, September 22, 2000, Vol. 49(SS09):1-26

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Well Child Care in the United States: Racial differences in compliance with guidelines Authors: Ronsaville DS, Hakim RB Source: American Journal of Public Health, September 2000, Vol. 90(9):1436-1443

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Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage among Asian and Pacific Islander Children --- United States, 1998 Source: MMWR, July 14, 2000, Vol. 49(27):616-9

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Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: The role of the ten leading health indicators Author: Satcher D Source: Journal of the National Medical Association, July 2000, Vol. 92(7):315-8 Abstract not available. Subscription only.

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State-Specific Prevalence of Selected Health Behaviors, by Race and Ethnicity--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997 Authors: Bolen JC, Rhodes L, Powell-Griner EE, Bland SD, Holtzman D Source: MMWR, March 24, 2000, Vol. 49(2):1-60

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Adult Immunization Programs in Nontraditional Settings: Quality standards and guidance for program evaluation Source: MMWR, March 24, 2000, Vol. 49(RR01):1-13

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Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Authors: Gonzalez RI, Gooden MB, Porter CP Source: American Journal of Nursing, March 2000, Vol. 100(3):56-8 Abstract not available. Subscription only.

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The Respective Racial and Diversity of US Pediatricians and American Children Authors: Stoddard JJ, Back MR, Brotherton SE Source: Pediatrics, January 2000, Vol. 105(1):27-31

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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 1999

Surveillance for Use of Preventive Health-Care Services by Older Adults, 1995-1997 Authors: Janes GR, Blackman DK, Bolen JC, et al Source: MMWR, December 17, 1999, Vol. 48(SS08):51-88

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Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus--United States, 1997 Source: MMWR, October 29, 1999, Vol. 48(42):961-7

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Reasons Reported by Medicare Beneficiaries for Not Receiving Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations--United States, 1996 Source: MMWR, October 8, 1999, Vol. 48(39):886-890

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Race, Gender, and Partnership in the Patient-Physician Relationship Authors: Cooper-Patrick L, Gallo JJ, Gonzales JJ, et al Source: JAMA, August 11, 1999, Vol. 282(6):583-9

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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 1998

Influenza Vaccination Status of Persons Aged 65-79 Years--Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, February-March 1997 Source: MMWR, December 25, 1998, Vol. 47(50):1094-7

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The Role of Uninsurance and Race in Healthcare Utilization by Rural Minorities Authors: Mueller KJ, Patil K, Boilesen E Source: Health Services Research, August 1998, Vol. 33(3 Pt 1):597-610

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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 1997

Vaccination Levels Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites Aged Greater than or Equal to 65 Years -- Los Angeles County, California, 1996 Source: MMWR, December 12, 1997, Vol. 46(49):116

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Medicare Treatment Differences for Blacks and Whites Authors: Lee AJ, Gehlbach S, Hosmer, Reti M, Baker CS Source: Medical Care, December 1997, Vol. 35(12):1173-1189

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Disparities: Race, Socioeconomic 1996-1995

Race and Health Care--An American Dilemma? Author: Geiger HJ Source: New England Journal of Medicine, September 12, 1996, Vol. 338(11):815-6 Abstract not available. Subscription only.

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Race-Specific Differences in Influenza Vaccination Levels Among Medicare Beneficiaries--United States, 1993 Source: MMWR, January 20, 1995, Vol. 44(2):24-7, 33

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