Research ArticleOriginal Research

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Access to Primary Care Among People With Chronic Conditions

Leiyu Shi, Chien-Chou Chen, Xiaoyu Nie, Jinsheng Zhu and Ruwei Hu
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2014, 27 (2) 189-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.130246

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