Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Determinants of Health (Paperback, 3)

Preface
1. Introduction to the Social Roots of Health Disparities
2. What Is "Health"? How Should We Define It? How Should We Measure It?
3. The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Health, or, "They Call It 'Poor Health' for a Reason"
4. Understanding How Low Social Status Leads to Poor Health
5. Race, Ethnicity, and Health
6. Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Which Is More Important in Affecting Health Status?
7. Children's Health Disparities
8. All Things Being Equal, Does Race/Ethnicity Affect How Physicians Treat Patients?
9. Why Does Race/Ethnicity Affect the Way Physicians Treat Patients?
10. When, if Ever, Is It Appropriate to Use a Patient's Race/Ethnicity to Help Guide Medical Decisions?
11. What Should We Do to Reduce Health Disparities?
References
Index