Patient demands for ethnic–based separation in public hospitals in Israel: patients’ and practitioners’ perspectives

Patient demands for ethnic–based separation in public hospitals in Israel: patients’ and practitioners’ perspectives

Abstract Background Segregation within the healthcare system is commonly associated with disparities in the utilization of health services and in the outcomes of medical care. In Israel, the Jewish majority and the Arab minority populations are treated in the same healthcare organizations. Neverthel...

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Main Authors: Yael Keshet, Ariela Popper-Giveon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Subjects:
Ethnic segregation
Inpatient rooms
Hospitals
Policy
Israel
Arabs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-018-0237-9

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