The Great American Recession and forgone healthcare: Do widened disparities between African-Americans and Whites remain?
During the Great Recession in America, African-Americans opted to forgo healthcare more than other racial/ethnic groups. It is not understood whether disparities in forgone care returned to pre-recession levels. Understanding healthcare utilization patterns is important for informing subsequent effo...
Main Authors: | Jasmine L Travers, Catherine C Cohen, Andrew W Dick, Patricia W Stone |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5744961?pdf=render |
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