Implementing the Institute of Medicine Definition of Disparities: An Application to Mental Health Care

Thomas G. McGuire, Margarita Alegria, Benjamin L. Cook, Kenneth B. Wells and Alan M. Zaslavsky

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Abstract: In a recent report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines a health service disparity between population groups to be the difference in treatment or access not justified by the differences in health status or preferences of the groups.

Keywords: Mental Health; Community Tracking Study; Drug Abuse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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