Health disparities monitoring in the U.S.: lessons for monitoring efforts in Israel and other countries
Abstract Background Health disparities are a persistent problem in many high-income countries. Health policymakers recognize the need to develop systematic methods for documenting and tracking these disparities in order to reduce them. The experience of the U.S., which has a well-established health...
Main Authors: | Kathleen Abu-Saad, Shlomit Avni, Ofra Kalter-Leibovici |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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Series: | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-018-0208-1 |
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