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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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| Cultural and language barriers 17% |
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| Time limits imposed by a busy clinical practice 22% |
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| Distrust for the health care community 9% |
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| Shortage of minority physicians 9% |
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| Positive stereotypes about minorities, which affects the way health professionals provide care 42% |
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The answer is "Positive stereotypes about minorities, which affects the way health professionals provide care." The Institute of Medicine believes that negative stereotyping is one of the many reasons for racial and ethnic disparities in health care.
For more information about disparities in health care, please read the Institute of Medicine's pamphlet Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities.
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