Racial Disparities in Cardiac Care
Description
African-American adults are less likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease, but are more likely to die from heart disease. Knowing the steps that can be taken by patients, providers and the community to improve the quality of cardiac care for all Americans is critical to an effective health care system.
Runtime
27 min
Series
Subjects
- Heart (165)
- Racism (548)
- Public health (338)
- Self-care, Health (487)
- Cardiovascular system (171)
- Medical ethics (151)
- Ethnicity (289)
- African Americans (1140)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2014], c2010
Database
Films on Demand
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