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REPORTS
FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE |
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| The Institute of Medicine
(IOM) serves as adviser to the nation to improve health. As
an independent, scientific adviser and a part of the National
Academies of Science, the IOM strives to produce committee reports
that are unbiased, based on evidence, and grounded in science. |
| Unequal
Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
Care |
| Speaking
of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse
Populations |
| ISSUE
BRIEFS |
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| Foundations such as the
Commonwealth Fund and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
are committed to providing independent analyses and information
on health care issues in order to raise awareness and improve
health care practice and policy. |
| Kaiser Family Foundation |
| Key
Facts: Race, Ethnicity & Medical Care |
| Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Women's Health Coverage and Access
to Care |
| Health
Care Experiences - 2002 National Survey of Latinos Survey Brief |
| American
Indians and Alaska Native: Health Coverage and Access to Care |
| Compendium
of Cultural Competence Initiatives in Health Care |
| Commonwealth Fund |
| Patient-Physician
Relationships and Racial Disparities in the Quality of Health
Care. Somnath Saha, et al., American Journal of Public Health,
October 2003. |
| Insurance,
Access, and Quality of Care Among Hispanic Populations: 2003
Chartpack. Prepared by Michelle Doty, October 2003. (#684) |
| Diverse
Communities, Common Concerns: Assessing Health Care Quality
for Minority Americans. Karen Scott Collins, et al., March 2002.
(#523) |
| NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE |
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| One of the most influential
medical journals, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
is a weekly publication that presents reports of medical research
and clinical trials, review articles, case studies, editorials,
and policy updates. The NEJM has generously provided direct
access to articles important for becoming informed about health
policy. |
Disparities
in Health Care - From Politics to Policy
Steinbrook R.
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:1486-1488, Apr 8, 2004. Perspective |
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Health
Disparities and the Quality of Ambulatory Care
Lurie N., Buntin M. B.
N Engl J Med 2002; 347:1709-1710, Nov 21, 2002. Editorials
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Health
Care Disparities - Science, Politics, and Race
Bloche M. G.
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:1568-1570, Apr 8, 2004. Sounding Board
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The
Role of Black and Hispanic Physicians in Providing Health
Care for Underserved Populations
Komaromy M., Grumbach K., Drake M., Vranizan K., Lurie N.,
Keane D., Bindman A. B.
N Engl J Med 1996; 334:1305-1310, May 16, 1996. Special Articles
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Inequalities
in Health
Marmot M.
N Engl J Med 2001; 345:134-136, Jul 12, 2001. Editorials
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Racial
Disparities in Access to Renal Transplantation - Clinically
Appropriate or Due to Underuse or Overuse?
Epstein A. M., Ayanian J. Z., Keogh J. H., Noonan S. J., Armistead
N., Cleary P. D., Weissman J. S., David-Kasdan J. A., Carlson
D., Fuller J., Marsh D., Conti R. M.
N Engl J Med 2000; 343:1537-1544, Nov 23, 2000. Special Articles
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Racial,
Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in Rates of Knee Arthroplasty
among Medicare Patients
Skinner J., Weinstein J. N., Sporer S. M., Wennberg J. E.
N Engl J Med 2003; 349:1350-1359, Oct 2, 2003. Special Articles
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Unequal
Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
Care
Bach P. B.
N Engl J Med 2003; 349:1296-1297, Sep 25, 2003. Book Reviews
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Racial
Disparities - The Need for Research and Action
Lavizzo-Mourey R., Knickman J. R.
N Engl J Med 2003; 349:1379-1380, Oct 2, 2003. Editorials
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Racial
Disparities in Medical Care
Epstein A. M., Ayanian J. Z.
N Engl J Med 2001; 344:1471-1473, May 10, 2001. Editorials
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Racial,
Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in Rates of Knee Arthroplasty
Kulig K., Bingham C. O. III, Steele L. L., Skinner J., Weinstein
J.
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:305-306, Jan 15, 2004. Correspondence
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Racial
Disparities in Clinical Trials
King T. E. Jr.
N Engl J Med 2002; 346:1400-1402, May 2, 2002. Editorials
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Contribution
of Major Diseases to Disparities in Mortality
Wong M. D., Shapiro M. F., Boscardin W. J., Ettner S. L.
N Engl J Med 2002; 347:1585-1592, Nov 14, 2002. Special Articles
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Effects
of Race and Income on Mortality and Use of Services among
Medicare Beneficiaries
Gornick M. E., Eggers P. W., Reilly T. W., Mentnech R.
M., Fitterman L. K., Kucken L. E., Vladeck B. C.
N Engl J Med 1996; 335:791-799, Sep 12, 1996. Special Articles
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Racial
Differences in the Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Bach P. B., Cramer L. D., Warren J. L., Begg C. B.
N Engl J Med 1999; 341:1198-1205, Oct 14, 1999. Special Articles
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Medical
Progress: Renal Transplantation in Black Americans
Young C. J., Gaston R. S.
N Engl J Med 2000; 343:1545-1552, Nov 23, 2000. Review Articles
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The
Importance of Race and Ethnic Background in Biomedical Research
and Clinical Practice
Burchard E. G., Ziv E., Coyle N., Gomez S. L., Tang H.,
Karter A. J., Mountain J. L., Pérez-Stable E. J., Sheppard
D., Risch N.
N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1170-1175, Mar 20, 2003. Sounding Board
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Participation
in Research and Access to Experimental Treatments by HIV-Infected
Patients
Gifford A. L., Cunningham W. E., Heslin K. C., Andersen
R. M., Nakazono T., Lieu D. K., Shapiro M. F., Bozzette S.
A., the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study Consortium
N Engl J Med 2002; 346:1373-1382, May 2, 2002. Special Articles
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Health
Disparities and the Quality of Ambulatory Care
Lurie N., Buntin M. B.
N Engl J Med 2002; 347:1709-1710, Nov 21, 2002. Editorials
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Relation
of Race and Sex to the Use of Reperfusion Therapy in Medicare
Beneficiaries with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Canto J. G., Allison J. J., Kiefe C. I., Fincher C., Farmer
R., Sekar P.,
Person S., Weissman N. W.
N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1094-1100, Apr 13, 2000. Special Articles
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Prevalence
of Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery in Relation to the
Interval between Pregnancies among White and Black Women
Rawlings J. S., Rawlings V. B., Read J. A.
N Engl J Med 1995; 332:69-74, Jan 12, 1995. Original Articles
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The
Influence of the Wider Use of Surfactant Therapy on Neonatal
Mortality among Blacks and Whites
Hamvas A., Wise P. H., Yang R. K., Wampler N. S., Noguchi
A., Maurer M. M., Walentik C. A., Schramm W. F., Cole F. S.
N Engl J Med 1996; 334:1635-1641, Jun 20, 1996. Original Articles
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Disparities
in the Use of Total Joint Arthroplasty
Charlson M. E., Allegrante J. P.
N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1043-1045, Apr 6, 2000. Editorials
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Excess
Mortality among Blacks and Whites in the United States
Geronimus A. T., Bound J., Waidmann T. A., Hillemeier M. M.,
Burns P. B.
N Engl J Med 1996; 335:1552-1558, Nov 21, 1996. Original Articles
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Race,
Sex, Drug Use, and Progression of Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Disease
Chaisson R. E., Keruly J. C., Moore R. D.
N Engl J Med 1995; 333:751-756, Sep 21, 1995. Original Articles
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Effect
of Changing the Priority for HLA Matching on the Rates and
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Minority Groups
Roberts J. P., Wolfe R. A., Bragg-Gresham J. L., Rush S. H.,
Wynn J. J., Distant D. A., Ashby V. B., Held P. J., Port F.
K.
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:545-551, Feb 5, 2004. Original Articles
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Pediatric
Cardiomyopathy - A Long Way to Go
Strauss A., Lock J. E.
N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1703-1705, Apr 24, 2003. Editorials
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The
Incidence of Pediatric Cardiomyopathy in Two Regions of the
United States
Lipshultz S. E., Sleeper L. A., Towbin J. A., Lowe A. M.,
Orav E. J., Cox G. F., Lurie P. R., McCoy K. L., McDonald
M. A., Messere J. E., Colan S. D.
N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1647-1655, Apr 24, 2003. Original Articles
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Racial
Disparities in Clinical Trials
King T. E. Jr.
N Engl J Med 2002; 346:1400-1402, May 2, 2002. Editorials
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BOOKS |
Unequal
Health: How Inequality Contributes to Health or Illness
Grace
Budrys |
Race,
Ethnicity, and Health: A Public Health Reader
Thomas
Alexis LaVeist (Editor) |
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