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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 20.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care Res Rev. 2008 Sep 16;66(1):23–48. doi: 10.1177/1077558708323607

Figure 2. Three Definitions of Racial Disparities.

Figure 2

Note: Bars on the right of figure represent differences included in racial disparities definitions according to the AHRQ in the National Healthcare Disparities Reports, the IOM, and the RDE method used in other health services literature. SES+ = socioeconomic status (SES) variables plus two variables that are highly correlated with SES: health insurance type and region of country; AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; IOM = Institute of Medicine; RDE = residual direct effect.