The 2004 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) tracks disparities in both quality of and access to health care in the United States for both the general population and for AHRQ's congressionally designated priority populations.
Acknowledgments
Key Themes and Highlights
Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods
Chapter 2. Quality of Health Care
Effectiveness
Cancer
Diabetes
End Stage Renal Disease
Heart Disease
HIV and AIDS
Maternal and Child Health
Mental Health
Respiratory Diseases
Nursing Home and Home Health Care
Patient Safety
Timeliness
Patient Centeredness
Chapter 3. Access to Health Care
Getting Into the Health Care System
Getting Care Within the Health Care System
Patient Perceptions of Care
Health Care Utilization
Chapter 4. Priority Populations
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Low Income Groups
Women
Children
Elderly
Residents of Rural Areas
Individuals With Special Health Care Needs
Appendixes
Appendix A. Data Sources
Appendix B. Detailed Methods
Appendix C. Measure Specifications
Appendix D. Data Tables
Internet Citation:
National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2004. Full Report. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr04/fullreport/
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