Racial Discrimination against Minority Healthcare Workers in Women’s Health
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Racism against Healthcare Workers
3. Racism in Provision of Women’s Healthcare Services
4. The Way Forward
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Khan, K.S. Racial Discrimination against Minority Healthcare Workers in Women’s Health. Women 2022, 2, 88-92. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2020010
Khan KS. Racial Discrimination against Minority Healthcare Workers in Women’s Health. Women. 2022; 2(2):88-92. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2020010
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhan, Khalid S. 2022. "Racial Discrimination against Minority Healthcare Workers in Women’s Health" Women 2, no. 2: 88-92. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2020010
APA StyleKhan, K. S. (2022). Racial Discrimination against Minority Healthcare Workers in Women’s Health. Women, 2(2), 88-92. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2020010