Darrell J. Gaskin|Adrian Price|Dwayne T. Brandon|Thomas A. LaVeist
Segregation and Disparities in Health Services Use
Johns Hopkins University|University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland, Baltimore|Xavier University of Louisiana|North Carolina Central University|Johns Hopkins University
compared race disparities health services use national sample adults 2002 medical expenditure panel survey data exploring health disparities integrated communities project 2003 survey adult residents lowincome integrated urban community maryland medical expenditure panel survey data african americans less likely health care visit compared whites however exploring health disparities integrated communities project integrated community african americans likely health care visit whites race disparities incidence rate health care use among persons least one visit similar samples findings suggest disparities health care utilization may differ across communities residential segregation may confounding factor