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accessibility of health care  

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  • Definition and Scope of Health Care Access The health disparities and health care inequalities experienced by major American ethnic groups (compared with Caucasian Americans) have been well documented. Health disparities are defined as higher rates of chronic and disabling illness, infectious disease, and mortality experienced by members of ethnic minority groups compared with Caucasians. [Source: Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology; Accessibility of Health Care]

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