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Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (2003)
Board on Health Sciences Policy (HSP)
 Institute of Medicine (IOM)

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Front Matter (R1-R16)
Summary (1-28)
1. Introduction and Literature Review (29-79)
2. The Healthcare Environment and Its Relation to Disparities (80-124)
3. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: Patient-and-System-Level Factors (125-159)
4. Assessing Potential Sources of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Clinical Encounter (160-179)
5. Interventions: Systemic Strategies (180-198)
6. Interventions: Cross-Cultural Education in the Health Professions (199-214)
7. Data Collection and Monitoring (215-234)
8. Needed Research (235-243)
References (244-268)
Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods (269-284)
Appendix B: Literature Review (285-383)
Appendix C: Federal-Level and Other Initiatives to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare (384-391)
Appendix D: Racial Disparities in Healthcare: Hightlights from Focus Group Findings (392-405)
Appendix E: Committee and Staff Biographies (406-414)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review of the Evidence and a Consideration of Causes (415-454)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Background and History (455-527)
The Rationing of Healthcare and Health Disparity for the American Indians/Alaska Natives (528-551)
Patient-Provider Communication: The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Process and Outcomes of Healthcare (552-593)
The Culture of Medicine and Racial, Ethnic, and Class Disparities in Healthcare (594-625)
The Civil Rights Dimension of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status (626-663)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: Issues in the Design, Structure, and Administration of Federal Healthcare Financing Programs Supported through Direct Public Funding (664-698)
The Impact of Cost Containment Efforts on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: A Conceptualization (699-721)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare: An Ethical Analysis of When and How They Matter (722-738)
Index (739-764)