The Health Disparities Myth
Contributing Organization(s): American Enterprise Institute
Author(s)/Creator(s): Sally Satel; Jonathan Klick
Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Issue Areas: Health and Medicine; Race and Ethnicity
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Many experts today insist that bias in the doctor's office will lead to poorer treatment of minority patients. A new monograph by Jonathan Klick of Florida State University and AEI's Sally Satel, The Health Disparities Myth: Diagnosing the Treatment Gap (AEI Press, 2006) found no evidence to support the idea that racially biased doctors are a cause of poor minority health.
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