US County-Level Variation in Availability and Prevalence of Black Physicians in 1906
Benjamin W. Chrisinger
Abstract:ImportanceBlack physicians are substantially underrepresented in the US health care workforce, with detrimental effects on the health and health care experiences of Black individuals. These contemporary gaps can be traced to the early days of the medical profession using the first edition of the American Medical Directory (AMD).ObjectiveTo identify state- and county-level patterns related to the training and availability of Black physicians relative to their White counterparts in the 1906 AMD.Design, Setting, … Show more
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