Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Across the Veterans Health Administration

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality Across the Veterans Health Administration

Purpose: Equal-access health care systems such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduce financial and nonfinancial barriers to care. It is unknown if such systems mitigate racial/ethnic mortality disparities, such as those well documented in the broader U.S. population. We examined racial/...

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Main Authors: Michelle S. Wong, Katherine J. Hoggatt, W. Neil Steers, Susan M. Frayne, Alexis K. Huynh, Elizabeth M. Yano, Fay S. Saechao, Boback Ziaeian, Donna L. Washington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2019-04-01
Series:Health Equity
Subjects:
health disparities
mortality
racial/ethnic disparities
Veterans
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2018.0086

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