title: The Fight for the Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Acknowledging the Work and Celebrating the Life of Mr. Louis Stokes.
abstract: The elimination of health disparities based upon race and ethnicity is a long road. The Honorable Louis Stokes was an indefatigable champion of the underserved who worked to create a world where the vision of health equity would not be a catchphrase but a reality.
authors: The W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
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authors: The W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute, Washington, DC, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.|Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.|Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biomedical, Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.|Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA. laurencin@uchc.edu.
authors: Cato T
authors: CT
authors: Laurencin
mesh_terms: D005006:Ethnicity; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D044469:Racial Groups; D014481:United States