Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and the Affordable Care Act: a Status Update

Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson; Jasmine Vickers; Angela Elam; M. Roy Wilson

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journal article Jul 03, 2015

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and the Affordable Care Act: a Status Update

Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson

Jasmine Vickers Angela Elam M. Roy Wilson

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Vol. 2 No. 4 pp. 583-588 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Jasmine Vickers, Angela Elam, et al. (2015). Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and the Affordable Care Act: a Status Update. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2(4), 583-588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-015-0113-z

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and the Affordable Care Act: a Status Update

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