Asthma: An Illustration of Health Care Disparities

The issue of health disparities is a quite broad, far reaching topic that encompasses many factors including age, race, ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status. Also, health disparities exist by place (urban, rural, state) and disability status. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal agencies collaborated with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to produce the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Perspective Source Type: research