TY - JOUR
T1 - Social factors leading to differences in health and health care
T2 - The influence of factors such as race/ethnicity, geography, and gender
AU - Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs
PY - 2010/12/1
Y1 - 2010/12/1
N2 - This chapter provides an introduction to Volume 28, The Impact of Demographics on Health and Health Care: Race, Ethnicity and Other Social Factors. This chapter introduces the topic of demographic factors leading to differences and disparities in health and health care by reviewing more recent literature within sociology addressing social factors leading to differences in health and health. This chapter also serves as an introduction to the volume. As such, the chapter explains the organization of the volume and briefly comments on each of the chapters included in the volume.
AB - This chapter provides an introduction to Volume 28, The Impact of Demographics on Health and Health Care: Race, Ethnicity and Other Social Factors. This chapter introduces the topic of demographic factors leading to differences and disparities in health and health care by reviewing more recent literature within sociology addressing social factors leading to differences in health and health. This chapter also serves as an introduction to the volume. As such, the chapter explains the organization of the volume and briefly comments on each of the chapters included in the volume.
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U2 - 10.1108/S0275-4959(2010)0000028003
DO - 10.1108/S0275-4959(2010)0000028003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956238528
SN - 0275-4959
VL - 28
SP - 3
EP - 17
JO - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
JF - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
ER -