Keefe co-authors book chapter on global health disparities

Kudos to Robert Keefe, PhD, associate professor in the UB School of Social Work, on co-authoring the chapter, "Global health disparities and the social determinants of health," in Behavioral Science and Health in the Global Arena.

Keefe's co-author is Sandra D. Lane, PhD, a professor of public health and anthropology at Syracuse University and a research professor in obstetrics and gynecology at Upstate Medical University.

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