Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Health Status Disparities

Variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by various factors including socioeconomic characteristics (see SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH), age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender and populations identified geographically or similar measures.

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Abstract

Variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by various factors including socioeconomic characteristics (see SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH), age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender and populations identified geographically or similar measures.

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2 entry terms
  • Health Status Disparity
  • Disparity, Health Status

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History Note

2008

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  1. I01w.240w.425.513.500
  2. N01.224w.425.394.500
  3. N06.850w.505.400w.425.675

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WA 300

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Health Status Disparities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054624. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054624
  2. Health Status Disparities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52558626