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The Effect of Primary Care Physician Supply and Income Inequality on Mortality Among Blacks and Whites in US Metropolitan Areas
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Objectives. This study assessed whether income inequality and primary care physician supply have a different effect on mortality among Blacks compared with Whites. Methods. We conducted a multivariate ecologic analysis of 1990 data from 273 US metropolitan areas. Results. Both income inequality and primary care physician supply were significantly associated with White mortality (P < .01). After the inclusion of the socioeconomic status covariates, the effect of income inequality on Black mortality remained significant (P < .01), but the effect of primary care physician supply was no longer significant (P > .10), particularly in areas with high income inequality. Conclusions. Improvement in population health requires addressing socioeconomic determinants of health, including income inequality and primary care availability and access.
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- Shi, L., & Starfield, B.
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2001-08
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1246-1250
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
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- W2117990074
- Cited by
- 214
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 11.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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