Health disparities in chronic diseases: Where the money is
Health disparities in chronic diseases: Where the money is
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DOI：
10.1097/maj.0b013e31816902f1
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Peters, Mosha
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作者：
Crook, Errol D.;Peters, Mosha
慢性病占美国医疗保健支出的四分之三，并导致大多数人过早死亡和丧失生产性寿命。常见慢性病，如高血压、糖尿病、艾滋病毒/艾滋病、癌症、心血管疾病和肥胖症等，在健康方面存在差异，少数民族和穷人的发病率较高或结果较差。消除慢性病方面这些差距的战略必须是多学科的，并侧重于增加获得包括预防在内的各方面保健的机会。本文讨论了健康差距对慢性病的影响，并提出了解决问题的一些考虑因素。
Chronic diseases account for three-quarters of the U.S. health care expenditures and a majority of early deaths and lost of productive years of life. Health disparities exist among the common chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, HIV/AIDS, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and obesity, with ethnic minorities and the poor having higher incidence or worse outcomes. Strategies to eliminate these disparities in chronic diseases need to be multidisciplinary and focus on increasing access to all aspects of health care, including prevention. This article discusses the impact of health disparities on chronic diseases and offers some factors to consider for solutions to the problem.