Race, ethnicity, and health : a public health reader / Thomas A. LaVeist, editor.

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2002], ©2002.

xxxviii, 701 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1st ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Background: Historical and Political Considerations -- Part 2. Conceptual Issues in the Study of Race and Ethnicity -- Part 3. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care -- Part 4. Why Disparities Exist -- Part 5. Provider Factors -- Part 6. Patient Factors -- Part 7. Provider-Patient Interaction Factors.