Influences and Implications of Medical Mistrust on Healthcare Behaviors in a Low Health Outcomes County in the State of New Jersey.
Medical mistrust is an ongoing concern in the United States, with patient confidence in both individual practitioners and institutions decreasing sharply in recent years. Atlantic County, New Jersey has some of the worst health outcomes in the state and is below the national average. This study soug...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 939 - 948 |
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