The Effect of Primary Care Physician Supply and Income Inequality on Mortality Among Blacks and Whites in US Metropolitan Areas

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dc.contributor.authorShi, Leiyu
dc.contributor.authorStarfield, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:10Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:10Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractObjectives. This study assessed whether income inequality and primary care physician supply have a different effect on mortality among Blacks compared with Whites. Methods.We conducted a multivariate ecologic analysis of 1990 data from 273 US metropolitan areas. Results. Both income inequality and primary care physician supply were significantly associated with White mortality (P < .01).After the inclusion of the socioeconomic status covariates, the effect of income inequality on Black mortality remained significant (P < .01), but the effect of primary care physician supply was no longer significant (P > .10), particularly in areas with high income inequality. Conclusions. Improvement in population health requires addressing socioeconomic determinants of health, including income inequality and primary care availability and access.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.91.8.1246
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/hjoo-vyjs
dc.identifier.citationShi, Leiyu and Starfield, Barbara (2001) The Effect of Primary Care Physician Supply and Income Inequality on Mortality Among Blacks and Whites in US Metropolitan Areas. American Journal of Public Health, 91 (8). pp. 1246-1250.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 977
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22936
dc.subjectAccess To Healthcare
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectincome inequality
dc.subjectprimary care physician supply
dc.subjectBlack mortality
dc.subjectsocioeconomic status
dc.subjectpopulation health
dc.subjectsocioeconomic determinants of health
dc.titleThe Effect of Primary Care Physician Supply and Income Inequality on Mortality Among Blacks and Whites in US Metropolitan Areas
dc.typeArticle

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