Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review

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Abstract

Our findings highlight the need for the healthcare profession to address the role of implicit biases in disparities in healthcare. More research in actual care settings and a greater homogeneity in methods employed to test implicit biases in healthcare is needed.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare cost, quality, practices Medical Education and Admissions Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medical Ethics

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 19-19

DOI: 10.1186/s12910-017-0179-8

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