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Do Jerusalem's Arabs and Jews receive a different quality of medical care?

Every permanent resident of Israel is entitled to basic health insurance, no matter what their nationality, but studies indicate that Arabs residing in Israel tend to have a higher prevalence of diabetes compared to the Jewish population. Why is that? What should be done about it? Recent research published by SAGE in the January/February issue of American Journal of Medical Quality examines those questions.

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