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Comment
. 2006 Apr;15(2):79-80.
doi: 10.1136/qshc.2006.017749.

Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care: an integral part of quality improvement scholarship

M H Chin  1 , A T Chien
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Comment

Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care: an integral part of quality improvement scholarship

M H Chin et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

It is vital that quality improvement interventions address this unacceptable problem

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Dr Chin is the Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change National Program Office and Dr Chien is a member of the Finding Answers National Program Office team.

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