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More than half a century has passed since the publication of Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma, a monumental study that illuminated the profound disparity between this nation's democratic principles and egalitarian commitments and the realities of its racial policies and practices.¹ Despite great improvements over the ensuing decades, race and social class have continued to be powerful and often divisive factors in our national life. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that they substantially influence the health status, access to health care, and scope and quality of health care of minority and poor populations.² A recent search of the literature on . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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